Voodoos and Obeahs (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Phases of West India WitchcraftBy Joseph J. Williams
Length8h 58m
About this audiobook
Voodoos and Obeahs is a wide-ranging inquiry into Afro-Caribbean religious practice, magical belief, and popular ritual, especially as these traditions were understood in Haiti, Jamaica, and the wider West Indies. Written in a dense, documentary style, it combines travel literature, missionary observation, folklore collection, and comparative ethnology. The book belongs to an early twentieth-century scholarly context that sought to trace African survivals in the Americas, though its language also reflects the colonial and Catholic assumptions of its age. Joseph J. Williams, S.J., was a Jesuit priest and scholar whose interests in anthropology, linguistics, religion, and African diasporic culture shaped his work. His studies of West African customs and their transatlantic continuities led him to examine Voodoo and Obeah not merely as superstition, but as complex inheritances marked by memory, adaptation, fear, and social authority. This book is recommended for readers interested in Caribbean history, religious syncretism, folklore, and the genealogy of diaspora studies. Best read critically, it remains valuable as both a historical source and a revealing example of how earlier scholars interpreted African-derived traditions in the New World.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length8 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
4Voodoos and Obeahs (pt. 3)
2Voodoos and Obeahs (pt. 1)
5Voodoos and Obeahs (pt. 4)
3Voodoos and Obeahs (pt. 2)
6Memorable Quotes
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