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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... person's spirit enters the head of a member of his own or his murderer's lineage , manifesting itself at irregular intervals . When the " bearer " of the kunu dies , the spirit is inherited by another member of his matri- group . The ...
... person's spirit enters the head of a member of his own or his murderer's lineage , manifesting itself at irregular intervals . When the " bearer " of the kunu dies , the spirit is inherited by another member of his matri- group . The ...
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... persons . They have their reasons . Both the Paramount Chief ( Gaanman ) and the village headmen or captains ( kabiten ) ... person , it is not hard to see why the priests do their utmost to sup- press witchcraft accusations , which often ...
... persons . They have their reasons . Both the Paramount Chief ( Gaanman ) and the village headmen or captains ( kabiten ) ... person , it is not hard to see why the priests do their utmost to sup- press witchcraft accusations , which often ...
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... person in question . The grave diggers fre- quently name as a victim the person who was most loyal to the suspect and looked after her most faithfully during her illness . They are less concerned with children who showed less interest ...
... person in question . The grave diggers fre- quently name as a victim the person who was most loyal to the suspect and looked after her most faithfully during her illness . They are less concerned with children who showed less interest ...
Table des matières
Maroons and Their Communities | 1 |
THE SPANISH AMERICAS | 33 |
Cuban Palenques | 49 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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