Lowcountry Voodoo: Beginner's Guide to Tales, Spells and Boo Hags

When African slaves were brought to the American South to work the plantations, they brought with them their culture, traditions, and religion - including what came to be called voodoo. This unique blend of Christianity, herbalism, and folk magic is still practiced in South Carolina's Lowcountry.Though a beginners guide, Lowcountry Voodoo offers a surprising wealth of information about this fascinating part of Lowcountry life.Learn about:the Gullah and their wayshow to bring good luck and avoid bad luckspells and curses and how to avoid themhow to cook up traditional good-luck meals for New Years Daya real voodoo village you can visitsweetgrass basketsevents and tours to acquaint you with Lowcountry culture.In a selection of Lowcountry tales that feature voodoo, meet:a boo hag bride who sheds her skin at nightDr. Buzzard, the most famous root doctora giant ghost doga young man whose love potion worked too wellGeorge Powell, who outwitted a haintCrook-Neck Dick, who (mostly) outwitted a hangmanDoctor Trott, who captured a mermaid.