Enacting Power: The Criminalization of Obeah in the Anglophone Caribbean, 1760-2011
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More than two and a half centuries after it was first outlawed in Jamaica in 1760, obeah remains illegal in most territories of the former British West Indies. Yet, opinions on the meaning and essential nature of this controversial Afro-Caribbean spiritual phenomenon vary widely. While many contemporary West Indians hold negative views of obeah, viewing it as evil witchcraft or sorcery, others point to its widespread use in healing, protection...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9766403155
ISBN13:9789766403157
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:University of the West Indies Press
Length:186 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 1.5" x 2.7"
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