{"product_id":"voodoos-and-obeahs","title":"Voodoos and Obeahs","description":"\u003ch3\u003eVoodoos and Obeahs:  Phases of West India Witchcraft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoodoos and Obeahs: Phases of West India Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby the Jesuit anthropologist Joseph J. Williams (1875-1940) offers a careful documentation of the history and ethnography of Voodoo and reveals the connection of both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHaitian Voodoo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Jamaican Obeah to snake worship (ophioletreia). In Jamaica, Obeah is the general term to denote those Africans who in the island practice witchcraft or sorcery. Williams includes numerous quotations from rare documents and books on the topic. This work goes into great depth concerning the New World-African connection and is highly recommended if you want a deep understanding of the dramatic historical background of Haitian and Jamaican magic and witchcraft, and the profound influence of imperialism, slavery and racism on its development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams is best known for his anthropological writings about African and Caribbean people. In addition to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoodoos and Obeahs: Phases of West India Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e he wrote \u003cem\u003eWhispering of the Caribbean, Whence the “Black Irish” of Jamaica?, Psychic Phenomena in Jamaica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrica’s God.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMzzz Occult Bookstore Global","offers":[{"title":"ENG- English","offer_id":54640620568915,"sku":"9789492355119","price":24.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1092\/1302\/4595\/files\/011_voodoos_cover.jpg?v=1787238535","url":"https:\/\/global.vamzzz.com\/products\/voodoos-and-obeahs","provider":"VAMzzz Global Occult Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}