Virgin Islands tales of ghosts, hauntings, and jumbees

Some of the stories in Virgin Islands Tales Of Ghosts, Hauntings, and Jumbees were experienced first hand by the authors. The others are part of an oral tradition going back centuries. Book includes a glossary of words and superstitions. For example, Jumbee derives from an African Bantu word which refers to a ghost or apparition. It is believed that a jumbee can be a supernatural being or power capable of enter a human body while dead or alive.