Thanks David,
That's really useful. She's an MA student and this project has the making did a very interesting creative enquiry. I'm quietly fascinated to see where she takes it. If it reaches exhibition stage I'll share details with the list.
Best regards,
Justin
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> On 28 Oct 2013, at 22:31, David Robertson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> There's a little about Obeah in Matthew Charet's generally excellent 'Root of David: The Symbolic Origins of Rastafari'. Should be useful for finding the primary sources, at least.
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> David
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> Quoting Justin McKeown <[log in to unmask]> on Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:02:48 +0000:
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>> Hello all,
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>> I have a student from the Bahamas who is trying to research Obeah, which she informs me is a religion, originally stemming from Africa, practiced in the Bahamas but now illegal there. Given my knowledge is mainly in art I wondered if anyone knew of any good sources I could point her towards or if there were any experts on the subject that might be open to her interviewing them?
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>> Best regards,
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>> Justin
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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