Hoodoo

African American rootwork traditions focused on practical spellwork, protection, justice, and spiritual influence through ritual tools and petition work.

Hoodoo is an African American folk magic tradition emphasizing practical, results-oriented ritual work. Historical documentation includes protection rites, crossing and uncrossing practices, reversal spells, and domination workings structured through roots, oils, powders, and jar rituals. This section analyzes Hoodoo from a folkloric and structural perspective, examining material components and ritual logic.