Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 80
... Obeah , which purports to satisfy the desires and remove the ills of the individual as opposed to the group . Obeah is secret ; Pocomania is public . These are the fundamental differences : Pocomania is an institution operating at the ...
... Obeah , which purports to satisfy the desires and remove the ills of the individual as opposed to the group . Obeah is secret ; Pocomania is public . These are the fundamental differences : Pocomania is an institution operating at the ...
Page 130
... Obeah too plays its part in the furthering of the child's education . Some people consult an Obeahman before making a decision about the child's future . The father may ask the Obeahman whether he should apprentice the boy as a ...
... Obeah too plays its part in the furthering of the child's education . Some people consult an Obeahman before making a decision about the child's future . The father may ask the Obeahman whether he should apprentice the boy as a ...
Page 171
... Obeah was the only cultural manifestation which survived as a whole in the period of cultural isolation . Its strength today can be explained in terms of its historical role as a rallying point for rebellion . While slavery has vanished ...
... Obeah was the only cultural manifestation which survived as a whole in the period of cultural isolation . Its strength today can be explained in terms of its historical role as a rallying point for rebellion . While slavery has vanished ...
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