Mules and men / Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias.
xxiii, 309 pages, 32 pages : illustrations, music ; 21 cm
Note
Includes the author and about the book section: P.S. insights, interviews & more.
Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, c1935. With additional material.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Folk tales -- Hoodoo -- Glossary -- Appendix: I. Negro songs with music ; II. Formulae of Hoodoo doctors ; III. Paraphernalia of conjure ; IV. Prescriptions of root doctors -- Chronology -- In search of Zora Neale Hurston / Alice Walker -- Wrestling with Mules and men : the story behind the book.
Summary
Hurston recounts her experiences collecting African-American folklore and offers some seventy folk tales and a series of hoodoo rituals.
Study Program
Reading Counts RC High School 7.5 17 Quiz: 08021 Guided reading level: NR.