Maroon Societies: Rebel Slave Communities in the AmericasRichard Price Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979 - 445 pages "Maroon societies is the first systematic study of the communities form by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, as well as modern historical and anthropological studies of the maroon experience." -- Provided by publisher |
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... deity . The deity of Langu Uku , Majombe , may serve as an example . He possesses powers enabling him to locate persons who get lost in the forest . October 7. Some young men from Agitiondo arrive in Langa Uku with the news that a boy ...
... deity . The deity of Langu Uku , Majombe , may serve as an example . He possesses powers enabling him to locate persons who get lost in the forest . October 7. Some young men from Agitiondo arrive in Langa Uku with the news that a boy ...
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... Deity ( Sweli Gadu ) , the deity whose priests are the most important power group in the so- ciety . They are suspicious of this sort of innovation , which they usually manage to check in an effective manner , at least in their own ...
... Deity ( Sweli Gadu ) , the deity whose priests are the most important power group in the so- ciety . They are suspicious of this sort of innovation , which they usually manage to check in an effective manner , at least in their own ...
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... Deity . The cult of the Great Deity ( see Thoden van Velzen 1966b , 1972 ) is closely connected with witchcraft beliefs . The priests pursue a consistent policy in witchcraft matters , on the one hand invalidating accusa- tions directed ...
... Deity . The cult of the Great Deity ( see Thoden van Velzen 1966b , 1972 ) is closely connected with witchcraft beliefs . The priests pursue a consistent policy in witchcraft matters , on the one hand invalidating accusa- tions directed ...
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Maroons and Their Communities | 1 |
THE SPANISH AMERICAS | 33 |
Cuban Palenques | 49 |
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