Gold Coast Diasporas Identity, Culture, and Power |
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| Author:
| Rucker, Walter C.
Thornton, John K. |
| Series title: | Blacks in the Diaspora Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-01694-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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These weapons included obeah powders, charms, and potions; the evolution of "peasant" consciousness and the ennoblement of common people; increasingly aggressive displays of masculinity; and the empowerment of women as leaders, spiritualists, and warriors, all of which marked sharp breaks or reformulations of patterns in their Gold Coast past.
These weapons included obeah powders, charms, and potions; the evolution of "peasant" consciousness and the ennoblement of common people; increasingly aggressive displays of masculinity; and the empowerment of women as leaders, spiritualists, and warriors, all of which marked sharp breaks or reformulations of patterns in their Gold Coast past.