The jumbies' playing ground : old world influence on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean /

During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are important cultural and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicholls, Robert (Robert Wyndham)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2012.
Colección:Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
Temas:
Moko Jumbies > Caribbean Area.
Stilt-walkers > Caribbean Area.
Carnival > Caribbean Area.
Carnavals > Caraïbes (Région)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
Carnival
Manners and customs
Moko Jumbies
Stilt-walkers
Caribbean Area > Social life and customs.
Caraïbes (Région) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Caribbean Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are important cultural and economic events throughout the Caribbean, and are a direct link to a multilayered history. This work explores the evolutionary connections in function, garb, and behavior between Afro-Creole masquerades and precursors from West Africa, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Robert Wyndham Nicholls u.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781617036125
1617036129
9781621036166
1621036162

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