Diana Paton Reihenfolge der Bücher

An innovative history of the politics and practice of the Caribbean spiritual healing techniques known as obeah. Diana Paton traces how representations of obeah were entangled with key moments in Caribbean history, from eighteenth- century slave rebellions to the formation of new nations after independence.

The author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the transition from slavery to freedom.