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Narratives of Obeah in West Indian Literature
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Janelle Rodriques
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-05 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book explores representations of Obeah – a name used in the English/Creole-speaking Caribbean to describe various African-derived, syncretic Caribbean re
Obeah and Other Powers
Language: en
Pages: 373
Authors: Diana Paton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-13 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The co
Caribbean Literature in Transition, 1800–1920: Volume 1
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Pages: 501
Authors: Evelyn O'Callaghan
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-14 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This volume examines what Caribbean literature looked like before 1920 by surveying the print culture of the period. The emphasis is on narrative, including an
The Cultural Politics of Obeah
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Diana Paton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A study of the importance of debates about obeah, and state suppression of it, for Caribbean struggles about freedom and citizenship.
Speculative & Science Fiction
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Ernest N. Emenyonu
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

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"Over the past two decades, there has been a resurgence in the writing of African and African diaspora speculative and science fiction writing. Discussions arou