Obeah, Race and Racism: Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination

Obeah, Race and Racism: Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination is a historical account of how the practices of Obeah by enslaved Africans came to be perceived, feared, recognised, and even utilised by European captors. This book gives excellent context for the illustration and adaptation of Obeah throughout the centuries and why it might still be misunderstood even in recent years. Divided into ten chapters, O'Neal's book chronicles the perspectives of plantation owners, British elites, sailors, earlier historians, fetish seekers, and the common folk of the Caribbean from as early as the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to contemporary recollections of Obeah from the perspectives of White historians, playwrights, authors, and poets.

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Atlantic Sunrise over the Coconut Grove Marina. #sailboats #sunrise #marina #atlanticocean #ocean #dawn #dawntoday (at Coconut Grove) https://www.instagram.com/p/CorxMhDrUsD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy #worldwhaleday! 🐋

Let's celebrate it by enjoying the outstanding surface sequence of a Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis).

Did you know they are actually the third-largest animal, right after Blue whales and Fin whales? They are incredible giants, that sometimes pass by the Azores in their migrations.

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Sunset • • #artiseverywhere #newyork #easthampton #longisland #sunset #skycolors #sandpatterns #atlanticocean #surf #winter2023 #Hamptons #iphonephotography (at East Hampton, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnimTwTOMhU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Far view of the cape. #sunset #sunsetphotography #sea #mar #puestadesol #ocean #oceano #oceanoatlantico #atlanticocean #galicia #galiciacalidade #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapeview #paisaje #paisajes #costadamorte #costa #coast #sunny #sunnyday #soleado #sol #touriñan (en Cabo Touriñán) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2PpZXMFAr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Agulo es un mirador en sí mismo por que mires donde mires es un espectáculo natural, cuenta con una privilegiada vista de El Teide, un rincón de encanto que nunca nos cansamos de admirar. #lagomera #lagomeraoficial #canarias #islascanarias #agulo #elbombondelagomera #unodelospueblosmasbonitosdeespaña #santacruzdetenerife #macaronesia #canaryisland #latituddevida #quesuerteviviraqui #oceanoatlantico #atlanticocean #paraisocanario #españa #spain #teide #tenerife #phoenixcanariensis #archipielagocanario #islasafortunadas #carretera #road #paradiseisland #volcanicisland #wonderful_places #beautifuldestinations #canaryislands #pueblosconencanto (en Agulo, Canarias, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnJofnHIbRV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I made a new friend at the beach the other day. 🏝️ #manowar #jellyfish #bocabeach #atlanticocean #waves #beachsand #beachday #lovefl #loveflorida #sfl #sunnyday #kramerkreations (at Spanish River Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClZgtXIJF8u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=