Rootwork is a term from African American folk spiritual tradition referring to hoodoo — a system of folk magic and spiritual practice rooted in African, European, and Native American traditions, primarily practised in the American South. Rootwork involves the use of roots, herbs, minerals, and other natural materials to create charms, remedies, and magical workings for purposes ranging from healing and protection to love, luck, and harm. The term is used respectfully within tradition communities and academically by researchers of African American religious and folk culture.
Her grandmother had practised rootwork her whole life, keeping bundles of roots and herbs in a cabinet in the back room.
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(US, dialect) hoodoo.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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