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5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois

  • Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert and Margarite Fernandez Olmos
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Creole Religions of the Caribbean
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Preface to the First Edition ix
  5. Preface to the Second Edition xi
  6. Foreword xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1. Historical Background 20
  9. 2. The Orisha Tradition in Cuba 33
  10. 3. The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society 88
  11. 4. Haitian Vodou 116
  12. 5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois 155
  13. 6. Rastafarianism 183
  14. 7. Espiritismo 203
  15. Glossary 251
  16. Notes 259
  17. Works Cited 279
  18. Index 295
  19. About the Authors 309
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814728253.003.0012

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Preface to the First Edition ix
  5. Preface to the Second Edition xi
  6. Foreword xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1. Historical Background 20
  9. 2. The Orisha Tradition in Cuba 33
  10. 3. The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society 88
  11. 4. Haitian Vodou 116
  12. 5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois 155
  13. 6. Rastafarianism 183
  14. 7. Espiritismo 203
  15. Glossary 251
  16. Notes 259
  17. Works Cited 279
  18. Index 295
  19. About the Authors 309
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