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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholls, Robert (Robert Wyndham)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Masquerade derivation, costumes, and behavior
  • Aesthetics of masquerading
  • Masquerading in the Eastern Caribbean
  • Specific masquerade types
  • Masquerade prototypes in West Africa
  • Masquerade prototypes in Western Europe
  • Old world-new world comparisons.

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