Voodoos and Obeahs : Phases of West India Witchcraft

By Williams, Joseph J.

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Title:	Voodoos and Obeahs : Phases of West India Witchcraft
Author:	Williams, Joseph J.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
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Excerpt
Introduction: The NEW YORK TIMES of August 14, 1925, printed the following news item: ?SEIZE PRICE LISTS OF VOODOO DOCTOR POLICE GET CIRCULARS OFFERING ?WISHING DUST? AND LUCKY CHARMS TO NEGROES AT $1 TO $1,000. Special to the New York Times.?ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 13. Twelve thousand circulars said to have been sent to this city by a New York voodoo doctor were seized by the police here today as they were being distributed to negro homes on the north side by six negro boys.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: VOODOOS AND OBEAHS: Phases of West India Witchcraft, 1 -- JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS, S.J, 1 -- Introduction, 1 -- Chapter I. AFRICAN OPHIOLATRY, 9 -- Chapter II. SERPENT CULT AT WHYDAH, 23 -- Chapter III. VOODOO IN HAITI, 42 -- Chapter IV. ORIGIN OF OBEAH, 72 -- Chapter V. DEVELOPMENT OF OBEAH IN JAMAICA, 90 -- Chapter VI. ConclusionS, 126 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY, 141