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An Ethnographic Study of Papadjab, an Afro-Caribbean Devil Dancer : the Christmas Street Festival in St. Lucia.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (154 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773418592
  • 0773418598
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 394.266309 394.266309729843
LOC classification:
  • GT4987.29.S26
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)482371

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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.

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

English.