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The Deepest Dye

Obeah, Hosay, and Race in the Atlantic World

Aisha Khan

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674987821

Publication Date: 07/13/2021

240 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

World

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Notes on Terminology and Orthography
1. A Parallax View
2. Plantations and Climates of Crisis
3. The Performance of Shadows
4. The Trials of Obeah Today
5. The Spirit of Hosay Today
6. Identifications
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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