Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I Obeah
6. Introduction 15
7. 1 Africana Irruptions 17
8. 2 Religio-Nations in the Archives 37
9. 3 Maroons, Blood Oaths, and Gendered Irruptions 61
10. Part II Heuchelei
11. Introduction 81
12. 4 Archival Silence, Sexual Violence 83
13. 5 Policing Bodies, Saving Souls 101
14. 6 Constructing Religion, Defining Crime 121
15. Epilogue 141
16. Appendix 1 147
17. Appendix 2 149
18. Notes 153
19. Bibliography 183
20. Index 211