Chanting Down the New Jerusalem : Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Guadeloupe, Francio, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Religion and culture
Race relations
Music > Social aspects
Ethnology
Ethnicity
Ethnic relations
Anthropology of religion
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Musique > Aspect social > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Disques-jockeys > Aspect social > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Religion et culture > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Anthropologie religieuse > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Ethnicite > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Ethnologie > Saint-Martin (Antilles)
Music > Social aspects > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Disc jockeys > Social aspects > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Religion and culture > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Anthropology of religion > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Ethnicity > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Ethnology > Saint Martin (West Indies)
West Indies > Saint Martin
Saint-Martin (Antilles) > Conditions sociales.
Saint-Martin (Antilles) > Relations raciales.
Saint-Martin (Antilles) > Relations interethniques.
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Social conditions.
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Race relations.
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Ethnic relations.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780520942639

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