Record #:

35823

Author(s):

Schmalleger, Frank

Abstract:

Root doctors, also known as conjurers, were often hired out by people who are to appear in court. A root worker does not prove guilt or innocence, but works to influence the persons involved in the care, including the witnesses, judge, and jury. Root doctors usually relied upon either rituals and powders, spells, roots, the evil eye, or earth to assist them.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 29 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1981, p102-105

Subject(s):

Root doctors