Prophets of Doom: A History of the Okanisi Maroons in Suriname: Studies in Global Slavery, cartea 13
Autor H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen Contribuţii de Richard Price Editat de Ellen Klinkersen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 ian 2024
This book charts the history of Okanisi religious movements from their escape to the present day. It is based on sixty years of fieldwork by the late Bonno Thoden van Velzen and Ineke van Wetering, archival research and oral histories. Prophets of Doom is a tribute to Okanisi society and reflects decades of research and dedication.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789004693630
ISBN-10: 9004693637
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Studies in Global Slavery
ISBN-10: 9004693637
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Studies in Global Slavery
Notă biografică
H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen (1933–2020) was Professor of Anthropology at Utrecht University and the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research. Among his publications are The Great Father and the Danger (KITLV,1988), In the Shadow of the Oracle (Waveland Press, 2004) and Een Zwarte Vrijstaat in Suriname: De Okaanse Samenleving in de 19e en 20e eeuw (Brill, 2013) with W. van Wetering.
Cuprins
Foreword: Two anthropologists at Work: An Insider’s Perspective
Acknowledgements
Glossary
List of Maps and Illustrations
Introduction
1 The Construction of History in Maroon Society
2 The Lost Homeland and the Years of Suffering
3 Loweten: The Great Trek
4 In a Forest Sanctuary
5 The Fight for Supremacy and the Exploration of the Hinterland
6 Peace
7 Dangerous Newcomers
8 A War Like No Other
9 Great Events
10 Saka in Command of the Tribal Obiya
11 New Movements
12 At the Oracle of Gaan Tata
13 A Fury Unleashed
14 The Jungle Commando’s Obiya
15 Demons
16 Hard Facts and the Stories
Archival Sources and References
Index
Acknowledgements
Glossary
List of Maps and Illustrations
Introduction
1 The Construction of History in Maroon Society
2 The Lost Homeland and the Years of Suffering
3 Loweten: The Great Trek
4 In a Forest Sanctuary
5 The Fight for Supremacy and the Exploration of the Hinterland
6 Peace
7 Dangerous Newcomers
8 A War Like No Other
9 Great Events
10 Saka in Command of the Tribal Obiya
11 New Movements
12 At the Oracle of Gaan Tata
13 A Fury Unleashed
14 The Jungle Commando’s Obiya
15 Demons
16 Hard Facts and the Stories
Archival Sources and References
Index