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The Deepest Dye

- Obeah, Hosay, and Race in the Atlantic World

About The Deepest Dye

Aisha Khan examines two cultural phenomena of colonized laborers in the West Indies: the "African" supernatural practice of obeah and the "Indian" mourning festival of Hosay. The British criminalized both, establishing hierarchies through racial and religious identities still relevant to postcolonial power dynamics, as well as justice movements.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674987821
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • June 30, 2021
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x163x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 498 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 28, 2025

Description of The Deepest Dye

Aisha Khan examines two cultural phenomena of colonized laborers in the West Indies: the "African" supernatural practice of obeah and the "Indian" mourning festival of Hosay. The British criminalized both, establishing hierarchies through racial and religious identities still relevant to postcolonial power dynamics, as well as justice movements.

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