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Chanting Down the New Jerusalem : Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean.
In this brilliantly evocative ethnography, Francio Guadeloupe probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Examining the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism, Guadeloupe shows how a multiethnic and multi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Anthropology of Christianity ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this brilliantly evocative ethnography, Francio Guadeloupe probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Examining the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism, Guadeloupe shows how a multiethnic and multireligious island nation, where livelihoods depend on tourism, has managed to encourage all social classes to transcend their ethnic and religious differences. In his pathbreaking analysis, Guadeloupe credits the island DJs, whose formulations of Christian faith, musical creativity, and capitalist su. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520942639 0520942639 0520254899 9780520254893 0520254880 9780520254886 |