03117nam 2200589Ia 450 991046254460332120200520144314.01-283-71614-31-62103-616-2(CKB)2670000000270881(EBL)1048939(OCoLC)793973991(MiAaPQ)EBC1048939(MdBmJHUP)muse24803(Au-PeEL)EBL1048939(CaPaEBR)ebr10619486(CaONFJC)MIL402864(EXLCZ)99267000000027088120120420d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe jumbies' playing ground[electronic resource] old world influences on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean /Robert Wyndham NichollsJackson University Press of Mississippic20121 online resource (314 p.)Folklore studies in a multicultural worldDescription based upon print version of record.1-61703-611-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD: Clash of Cultures; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Masquerade Derivation, Costumes, and Behavior; 2. Aesthetics of Masquerading; 3. Masquerading in the Eastern Caribbean; 4. Specific Masquerade Types; 5. Masquerade Prototypes in West Africa; 6. Masquerade Prototypes in Western Europe; 7. Old World-New World Comparisons; CONCLUSION; APPENDIXES; 1. Informants in the Virgin Islands; 2. Diaspora in Reverse; 3. St. Croix Gombay Confrontation of 1852 and the Decline of Bamboula; 4. The Moko and Carriacou Nation Dances; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEXAB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZDuring the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are important cultural and economic events throughout the Caribbean, and are a direct link to a multilayered history. This work explores the evolutionary connections in function, garb, and behavior between Afro-Creole masquerades and precursors from West Africa, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Robert Wyndham NichollsFolklore Studies in a Multicultural WorldMoko JumbiesCaribbean AreaStilt-walkersCaribbean AreaCarnivalCaribbean AreaCaribbean AreaSocial life and customsElectronic books.Moko JumbiesStilt-walkersCarnival394.2509729Nicholls Robert(Robert Wyndham)970065MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462544603321The jumbies' playing ground2205021UNINA