Narratives of Obeah in West Indian Literature: moving through the margins

Introduction. Obeah as cultural signifier. "Too much row an contention is in this yard": contemplating cacophony in Minty Alley and Black Fauns -- "Part of the narrative of modern art yet not central enough to be considered constitutive": "Primitive modern" in Banana Bo...

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Main Author: Rodriques, Janelle 1987- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2019
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Karibik / Literature / Obeah
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B West Indian fiction (English) History and criticism
B Religion and literature (West Indies) History 20th century
B Literature and society (West Indies) History 20th century
B Obeah (Cult) in literature
B Secret societies in literature

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