The Jumbies' Playing Ground : Old World Influences 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
Autor principal: Nicholls, Robert (Robert Wyndham)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Stilt-walkers.
Moko Jumbies.
Manners and customs.
Carnival.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Carnavals > Caraïbes (Region)
Carnival > Caribbean Area.
Stilt-walkers > Caribbean Area.
Moko Jumbies > Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area.
Caraïbes (Region) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Caribbean Area > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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 (304 pages).
ISBN:9781621036166

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