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Wintersteen, Benjamin.

An Ethnographic Study of Papadjab, an Afro-Caribbean Devil Dancer : the Christmas Street Festival in St. Lucia. - Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (154 pages)

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF PAPADJAB, AN AFRO-CARIBBEAN DEVIL DANCER The Christmas Street Festival in St. Lucia; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Methods and Ethnography; Chapter 3: The Papadjab Ritual; Chapter 4: Form and Structure; Chapter 5: Papadjab in Context; Chapter 6: Conclusions; Appendices; Transcript of Interviews; Kweyol Glossary of Terms; Names of St. Lucia Figure M-2 (Jesse 1979:92); Rough Timeline of Critical Events (Figure M-1); Bibliography; Index

This book examines the religious, mythological and performance elements of the traditional Afro-Caribbean street festival. Using the theories of performance, political economy and symbolic analysis, this work elucidates how elements of African, European and South American cultures interact to produce a unique understanding of the colonial and post-colonial experience.


English.

ISBN: 9780773418592 0773418598

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christmas--Saint Lucia.
Festivals--Saint Lucia.
Devil--Social aspects--Saint Lucia.
Folklore--Saint Lucia.
Noël--Sainte-Lucie.
Démon--Aspect social--Sainte-Lucie.
Folklore--Sainte-Lucie.
RELIGION--Holidays--Christmas & Advent.
Christmas
Devil--Social aspects
Festivals
Folklore
Manners and customs
Anthropology.
Social Sciences.
Manners & Customs.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Saint Lucia--Social life and customs.
Sainte-Lucie--Mœurs et coutumes.
Saint Lucia

LC Class. No.: GT4987.29.S26

Dewey Class. No.: 394.266309 394.266309729843