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Practitioners of Hoodoo are called rootworkers, conjure doctors, conjure men or conjure women, and root doctors. Regional synonyms for Hoodoo include roots, rootwork

Stepheney or Stephaney) Robinson; 1885 – May 5, 1947) was an American root doctor. He came to prominence after his association with Minerva, one of the

Root Doctor is a Michigan-based blues and soul band who have released half a dozen albums to date. There have been personnel changes over the years but

Boles (née Fennell; November 8, 1932 – May 8, 2009) was an American root doctor. She came to prominence after becoming the inspiration for one of the

Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She is most well-known for playing the leading role in the 2015 BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets

University of Illinois Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-252-09446-0. "LowCountry Root Doctors" – South, December 1, 2016 Valerie Fennell Boles – Marshel's Wright-Donaldson

"Roots" (Doctors), a 2003 episode "Roots" (Get a Life), a 1991 episode "Roots" (Haven), a 2011 episode "Roots" (One Day at a Time) a 2018 episode Root, Inc

malevolent ancestors, witches, and "devils" (forest spirits). Gullah "root doctors" protect their clients against dangerous spiritual forces by using ritual

Advice are among the ancillary services offered by some diviners and root doctors. These consultation services are usually engaged on an hourly basis."

enslaved herbalists and root doctors who came to the Americas in the Colonial Era were "generally superior" to the European doctors of that time. An enslaved