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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825140003321

Autore

Servaes Anna

Titolo

Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée / / Anna Servaes, Center for French Colonial Studies, St. Louis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2015

ISBN

1-62674-559-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

William L. Potter publication series ; ; number 11

Disciplina

977.3/9201

Soggetti

French Americans - Illinois - Prairie du Rocher - Social life and customs

French Americans - Missouri - Sainte Genevieve - Social life and customs

French Americans - Ethnic identity

New Year - Folklore - Illinois - Prairie du Rocher

New Year - Folklore - Missouri - Sainte Genevieve

Prairie du Rocher (Ill.) Social life and customs

Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Historical context -- The development of the French mentality and identity in the Illinois Country -- Historical developments and influence on French identity -- La Guiannée and its heritage -- Part II. Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory -- The season of La Guiannée -- Analytical discussion of the celebration -- Disguise and mask -- Traveling and the neighborhood -- Foodways -- Theatrical play -- Part III. Cultural continuity: collective memory and cultural identity -- Heritage, history, and continuity -- Modern adaptations and heritage -- Linguistic, material, and religious symbols.

Sommario/riassunto

The first book to explore the little known, but resilient French tradition within the Midwest