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Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
Sosiessia Nixon’s film 'Stew Peas' explores Jamaica’s outlawed obeah spiritual tradition, following a detective’s investigation into a maid’s use of menstrual blood in stew peas to bind a man. The film sparks dialogue on the tension between Christianity and African spirituality, resonates with Caribbean diaspora, and showcases Jamaica’s creative resilience post-Hurricane Melissa.
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Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
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