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Paul Christopher Johnson

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Possession

The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Religions March 21, 2024 Paul Christopher Johnson

Abstract This chapter explores the issues surrounding spirit possession within Caribbean religions. It cites how the notion of possession questioned the idea of the autonomous, rational, free agent. While slavery was the Caribbean’s foundational institution and system of exchange, spirit possession provided a key category that helped affix the great ontological and social divide that separated...