Obi: or, The History of Three-Fingered Jack (Broadview Edition)

Earle, William

ISBN 10: 1551116693 / ISBN 13: 9781551116693

Published by Broadview Press, 2005

Seller Inventory # 1551116693-3-35504923

Synopsis:

Three-Fingered Jack," the protagonist of this 1800 novel, is based on the escaped slave and Jamaican folk hero Jack Mansong, who was believed to have gained his strength from the Afro-Caribbean religion of obeah, or "obi." His story, told in an inventive mix of styles, is a rousing and sympathetic account of an individual's attempt to combat slavery while defending family honour. Historically significant for its portrayal of a slave rebellion and of the practice of obeah, Obi is also a fast-paced and lively novel, blending religion, politics, and romance. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a selection of contemporary documents, including historical and literary treatments of obeah and accounts of an eighteenth-century slave rebellion.

About the Author: Srinivas Aravamudan teaches eighteenth-century literature and post-colonial studies at Duke University, where he is the director of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. He is the author of Tropicopolitans: Colonialism and Agency, 1688-1804 (Duke University Press) and of Guru English: South Asian Religion in a Cosmopolitan Language (Princeton University Press).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Obi: or, The History of Three-Fingered Jack ...
Publisher: Broadview Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good