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To: alt.lucky.w,alt.religion.orisha,alt.magick.tyagi From: eballard@sas.upenn.edu (E. C. Ballard) Subject: Re: Spiritualism in African Diaspora Religions Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:52:14 -0500 And that Chris is interestingly, in direct contradiction to what the churches which worked and work with Black Hawk say. He's an interesting character. Most of the negative comments it has been suggested are due to the fact that he isn't a biblical saint. To quote from Jason Berry's book "The Spirit of Black Hawk: A Mystery of Africans and Indians", pg. 130, he quotes Archbishop Johnson of New Orleans saying that Black Hawk "is a saint that God uses. He's a marvelous saint and he works miracles." I went back to look at the Hyatt remarks concerning Black Hawk when I first came across Berry because of the dramatic contrast. He generally does not seem to be "Satan's man". Eoghan -- +o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o E. C. Ballard Debajo del Laurel yo tengo mi confianza Path: typhoon.sonic.net!vnetnews.value.net!nntp.primenet.com!nntp.gblx.net!newsfeed.skycache.com!Cidera!xfer10.netnews.com!netnews.com!news.voicenet.com!nntp.upenn.edu!06-095.002.popsite.net!user From: eballard@sas.upenn.edu (E. C. Ballard) Newsgroups: alt.lucky.w,alt.religion.orisha,alt.magick.tyagi Subject: Re: Spiritualism in African Diaspora Religions Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:24:50 -0500 Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 23 Sender: eoghanballard@06-095.002.popsite.net Message-ID:References: <20000828130212.04049.00000370@ng-cn1.aol.com> <8oe79o$kpd$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <39AAC93B.68DA@luckymojo.com> <39AAE384.60EA26DA@mailbox.bellatlantic.net> <39AC2106.2955C92D@mailbox.bellatlantic.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 06-095.002.popsite.net Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.lucky.w:8096 alt.religion.orisha:7399 alt.magick.tyagi:25016 Mother Leafy Anderson came from the upper midwest and eventually settled in New Orleans. It appears to have been Leafy Anderson who introduced black Hawk into spiritual practice in New Orleans sometime around or after her entry into New Orleans religious circles in the 1920s. There is good reason to think this, as growing up in Wisconsin she would have been familiar with the local legends and histories of the historic Black Hawk who lived and died near Balboa, Wi. where she is said to have been born. Why Black Hawk would appeal to Blacks in New Orleans is easy to fathom as well. The Indian tradition was strong in the black performance of MardiGras. Black Hawk fit perfectly in this mileau. He is viewed as a warrior saint and a protector as well as a provider of financial assistance during duress. Perhaps our friend Omijuba can offer more? Eoghan -- +o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o E. C. Ballard Debajo del Laurel yo tengo mi confianza
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