Part Two: Hoodoo
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Part Two: Hoodoo is the section of Zora Neale Hurston’s folklore collection *Mules and Men* that focuses on hoodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs in African American culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Part Two: Hoodoo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part Two: Hoodoo Context triple: [Mules and Men, hasPart, Part Two: Hoodoo]
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A.
Black Magic
"Black Magic" is a seminal collection of politically charged, experimental poetry by Amiri Baraka that helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
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B.
Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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C.
The Bewitchin’ Pool
"The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
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D.
Thor's Hammer hoodoo
Thor's Hammer hoodoo is a distinctive, hammer-shaped rock pillar and one of the most iconic geological formations in Bryce Canyon National Park.
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E.
Heaven and Hell Part II
Heaven and Hell Part II is the second movement of Vangelis’s 1975 electronic symphonic album "Heaven and Hell," known for its dramatic, synthesizer-driven orchestral soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part Two: Hoodoo Target entity description: Part Two: Hoodoo is the section of Zora Neale Hurston’s folklore collection *Mules and Men* that focuses on hoodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs in African American culture.
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A.
Black Magic
"Black Magic" is a seminal collection of politically charged, experimental poetry by Amiri Baraka that helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
-
B.
Part Two
Part Two is a major section of John Conway’s mathematical work "On Numbers and Games," where he develops and explores the theory of combinatorial games in depth.
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C.
The Bewitchin’ Pool
"The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
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D.
Thor's Hammer hoodoo
Thor's Hammer hoodoo is a distinctive, hammer-shaped rock pillar and one of the most iconic geological formations in Bryce Canyon National Park.
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E.
Heaven and Hell Part II
Heaven and Hell Part II is the second movement of Vangelis’s 1975 electronic symphonic album "Heaven and Hell," known for its dramatic, synthesizer-driven orchestral soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext |
African-American culture
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surface form:
African American culture
Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ
surface form:
African diasporic religions
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| describes |
conjure doctors
ⓘ
curse and counter-curse rituals ⓘ hoodoo rituals ⓘ love and protection spells ⓘ rootwork ⓘ spells and charms ⓘ spiritual healing practices ⓘ |
| documentedBy | fieldwork of Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ folklore ⓘ |
| hasForm |
first-person narrative
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frame narrative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | insider–outsider ethnographic perspective ⓘ |
| includes |
dialogue with practitioners
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ethnographic commentary ⓘ incantations ⓘ transcribed rituals ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African spiritual traditions
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Christianity ⓘ Southern U.S. folk practices ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Afro-diasporic religions
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surface form:
African American folk religion
beliefs ⓘ hoodoo ⓘ magic and conjure practices ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Mules and Men ⓘ |
| purpose |
documentation of hoodoo practices
ⓘ
preservation of African American folklore ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mules and Men
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surface form:
Part One of Mules and Men
|
| setInLocation |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workExampleOf |
African American ethnographic writing
ⓘ
folklore collection ⓘ |
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Subject: Part Two: Hoodoo Description of subject: Part Two: Hoodoo is the section of Zora Neale Hurston’s folklore collection *Mules and Men* that focuses on hoodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs in African American culture.
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