Narratives of Obeah in West Indian Literature
This book explores representations of Obeah – a name used in the English/Creole-speaking Caribbean to describe various African-derived, syncretic Caribbean religious practices – across a range of prose fictions published in the twentieth century by West Indian authors.
In the Caribbean and its diasporas, Obeah often manifests in the casting of spells, the administration of baths and potions of vari...
This book explores representations of Obeah – a name used in the English/Creole-speaking Caribbean to describe various African-derived, syncretic Caribbean religious practices – across a range of prose fictions published in the twentieth century by West Indian authors.
In the Caribbean and its diasporas, Obeah often manifests in the casting of spells, the administration of baths and potions of vari...
