J. H. Stark’s History and Guide to Dominica

Record summary

J. H. Stark’s late-nineteenth-century guide to Dominica is a potential source for descriptions of local healing, folk belief, obeah-related accusations, and interactions between African-derived practices and colonial institutions. It matters for comparison because it shows how Caribbean altered-state or ritual phenomena were filtered through travel literature rather than recorded under controlled conditions. The book’s observations need to be separated from administrative facts and authorial generalization. Researchers should verify the exact edition and relevant chapters through library scans.