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

By:

Wintersteen, Benjamin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (154 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780773418592
0773418598

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

394.266309 394.266309729843

LOC classification:

GT4987.29.S26

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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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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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