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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guadeloupe, Francio, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Map of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten; Map of the Caribbean Islands; Introduction: A New Jerusalem in the Caribbean Sea; 1. So Many Men, So Many Histories: The History that Matters to the Islanders; 2. Performing Identities on Saint Martin and Sint Maarten; 3. Christianity as a Metalanguage of Inclusiveness; 4. Clarke's Two Vitamin Cs for Successful Living; 5. DJ Shadow's Prescription for Rastafari Individuality; 6. The Hip-Hop- and Christian-Inspired Metaphysics of DJ Cimarron; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A.
  • Bc; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y; z.

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