The cultural politics of Obeah : religion, colonialism and modernity in the Caribbean world /

"An innovative history of the politics and practice of the Caribbean spiritual healing techniques known as obeah, and its place in everyday life in the region. Spanning two centuries, the book results from extensive research on the development and implementation of anti-obeah legislation. It in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paton, Diana, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Colección:Critical perspectives on empire.
Temas:
Obeah (Cult) > Political aspects > Caribbean Area.
Religion and politics > Caribbean Area.
Obi (Culte) > Aspect politique > Caraïbes (Région)
Religion et politique > Caraïbes (Région)
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Religion and politics
Social conditions
Afroamerikanischer Synkretismus
Kolonialismus
Obeah
Religionspolitik
Verfolgung
Religion & beliefs.
History of the Americas.
History of other lands.
Social & cultural anthropology.
Caribbean islands.
Colonialism & imperialism.
Tribal religions.
European history: Renaissance.
Europe.
Religion.
Caribbean Area > Social conditions.
Caraïbes (Région) > Conditions sociales.
Caribbean Area
Anglophone Karibik
Guyana
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