Notes and documents - On the Early Use and Origin of the Term 'Obeah' in Barbados and the Anglophone Caribbean

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S. Handler ◽  
K.M. Bilby
2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome S. Handler

Describes the medical beliefs and practices of Barbadian slaves. Author discusses the role of supernatural forces in slave medicine, the range of beliefs and practices encompassed by the term Obeah, and how the meaning of this term changed over time. He emphasizes the importance of African beliefs and practices on which Barbadian slave medicine fundamentally rested. In the appendix, the author discusses the early use of the term Obeah in Barbados and the Anglophone Caribbean.


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
SHERRY BOSCHERT
Keyword(s):  

Kinerja ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Anis Lutfiati

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