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Description:Enter into the sporting life, the world of prostitutes, pimps, madams, gamblers, bootleggers, and drag queens. From the ritzy clubs, hidden speakeasies, luxurious brothels, and down-on-their-luck dives of old to the seedy massage parlours and back alleys of today, the sporting life has always intersected with the culture of African-American hoodoo, conjure, and rootwork. Now Professor Porterfield takes you into the clandestine milieu of underworld beliefs and secret practices, and shows the impact that the sporting life has on the world of magic and spirituality. With more than 150 practical spells, charms, recipes, and authentic old-style tricks, The Sporting Life pulls back the velvet curtain that has for too long concealed the life, times, and history of the demimonde.Presenting the magic of the prostitutes of the Bible, the working girls of Storyville and Memphis, the high-stakes bettors, the magnetic madams, the persuasive pimps, the cagey corner dope dealers, and members of oppressed lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender communities of colour — The Sporting Life is sure to startle your senses and thrill your heart. This exhaustively researched book blows open the hidden world of love, lust, vice, and danger that is the sporting life.Professor Charles Porterfield is an Old Testament, old-school reader and rootworker. His previous books include Hoodoo Bible Magic and A Deck of Spells. He is a natural man who specializes in men's issues and the Biblical and historical aspects of hoodoo and conjure. Texas born and raised, he lives with his wife, children, grandchildren, and two cats.CONTENTSDedication 4Acknowledgement 4Preface 5Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork 7What is the Sporting Life? 8Slinging Slang 9Working Girls and Hustling WomenFancy Ladies, Call Girls, and Hookers 14Madams and Aunties 18Spells for Prostitutes and Escorts 20Flesh Peddlers and Gentlemen of LeisurePimps, Loverboys, and Sugar Daddies 26Bringing Them In and Turning Them Out 30Spells for Procurers and Panderers 32Sissy Men and Bull Dagger WomenBoy-Girls, Queers, and Drag Queens 38You Sure Gotta Prove It On Me 42Spells for Gay Men and Lesbian Women 44Gamblers, Runners, and PlayersPolicy and the Numbers 50Beating the Odds 54Spells for Games of Chance and Skill 56Bootleggers, Traffickers, and PushersTo Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest 62Keeping The Man Away 66Spells for Breaking the Rules While Staying Safe 68Dives, Houses, and HolesBrothels and Cathouses 74The Juke Joint 79Spells for Drawing Trade to an Illegal Business 81Dressing for the DemimondeNice Shoes and the Walking Blues 86Hide My Eyes 89Spells for Looking Good and Staying Sharp 92Bibliography 96We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets. To get started finding The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Enter into the sporting life, the world of prostitutes, pimps, madams, gamblers, bootleggers, and drag queens. From the ritzy clubs, hidden speakeasies, luxurious brothels, and down-on-their-luck dives of old to the seedy massage parlours and back alleys of today, the sporting life has always intersected with the culture of African-American hoodoo, conjure, and rootwork. Now Professor Porterfield takes you into the clandestine milieu of underworld beliefs and secret practices, and shows the impact that the sporting life has on the world of magic and spirituality. With more than 150 practical spells, charms, recipes, and authentic old-style tricks, The Sporting Life pulls back the velvet curtain that has for too long concealed the life, times, and history of the demimonde.Presenting the magic of the prostitutes of the Bible, the working girls of Storyville and Memphis, the high-stakes bettors, the magnetic madams, the persuasive pimps, the cagey corner dope dealers, and members of oppressed lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender communities of colour — The Sporting Life is sure to startle your senses and thrill your heart. This exhaustively researched book blows open the hidden world of love, lust, vice, and danger that is the sporting life.Professor Charles Porterfield is an Old Testament, old-school reader and rootworker. His previous books include Hoodoo Bible Magic and A Deck of Spells. He is a natural man who specializes in men's issues and the Biblical and historical aspects of hoodoo and conjure. Texas born and raised, he lives with his wife, children, grandchildren, and two cats.CONTENTSDedication 4Acknowledgement 4Preface 5Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork 7What is the Sporting Life? 8Slinging Slang 9Working Girls and Hustling WomenFancy Ladies, Call Girls, and Hookers 14Madams and Aunties 18Spells for Prostitutes and Escorts 20Flesh Peddlers and Gentlemen of LeisurePimps, Loverboys, and Sugar Daddies 26Bringing Them In and Turning Them Out 30Spells for Procurers and Panderers 32Sissy Men and Bull Dagger WomenBoy-Girls, Queers, and Drag Queens 38You Sure Gotta Prove It On Me 42Spells for Gay Men and Lesbian Women 44Gamblers, Runners, and PlayersPolicy and the Numbers 50Beating the Odds 54Spells for Games of Chance and Skill 56Bootleggers, Traffickers, and PushersTo Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest 62Keeping The Man Away 66Spells for Breaking the Rules While Staying Safe 68Dives, Houses, and HolesBrothels and Cathouses 74The Juke Joint 79Spells for Drawing Trade to an Illegal Business 81Dressing for the DemimondeNice Shoes and the Walking Blues 86Hide My Eyes 89Spells for Looking Good and Staying Sharp 92Bibliography 96We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets. To get started finding The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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