Vintage 1934 Psychic Phenomena Of Jamaica Joseph J Williams HC Occult Witchcraft
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Vintage 1934 Psychic Phenomena Of Jamaica Joseph J Williams HC Occult Witchcraft. Publication year: 1934. Author: Joseph J. Williams, S.J. Vintage 1934 Psychic Phenomena Of Jamaica Joseph J Williams HC Occult Witchcraft Brown cloth boards show moderate to heavy rubbing, scratching, and scattered small stains, with frayed spine ends, worn edges, and small abrasions along the rear outer joint. Corners are bumped and rubbed to the boards, and the spine titling is dulled but legible. Front endpapers are age-toned with a previous owner's name and address written in ink and a small blue ink mark; text block edges and some margins display tanning and occasional foxing. Binding is slightly shaken at the hinges but remains secure with all pages intact, and the main text pages are clean and unmarked. Original dust jacket is not present. Title: Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica Author: Joseph J. Williams, S.J. Publisher: The Dial Press, New York Publication year: 1934 Format: Vintage cloth hardcover book Genre/Topic: Occult and supernatural phenomena; cultural anthropology; Jamaican folklore; witchcraft and magic Language: English Country of origin: Printed in the United States of America Physical description: Brown cloth boards with an embossed Dial Press device on the front cover and gilt spine titling; standard octavo-format volume with text printed in black on off-white stock. Contents: Includes an introductory chapter titled "Weird Happenings" followed by chapters on Ashanti cultural influence in Jamaica, Jamaica witchcraft, applied magic, popular belief in ghosts, funeral customs, and poltergeist phenomena, along with a concluding chapter. Back matter features sections of documentation, a bibliography, and three indexes (Index A: places and peoples, Index B: topics, Index C: persons and references). Sample interior pages shown in the photos illustrate discussions of obea/obeah practices, charms and fetishes, ghost beliefs, and case studies drawn from contemporary newspaper accounts and field observations. Special attributes: Early twentieth-century study of Jamaican psychic and occult beliefs by Jesuit anthropologist Joseph J. Williams, author of "Voodoos and Obeahs" and "Hebrewisms of West Africa"; pre-ISBN era with no ISBN, UPC, or modern barcode present. Condition details: see condition field for more information. 00009847
