The jumbies' playing ground [[electronic resource] ] : old world influences on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean / / Robert Wyndham Nicholls
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Nicholls Robert (Robert Wyndham)
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The jumbies' playing ground [[electronic resource] ] : old world influences on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean / / Robert Wyndham Nicholls
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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 394.2509729 |
| Soggetto topico: | Moko Jumbies - Caribbean Area |
| Stilt-walkers - Caribbean Area | |
| Carnival - Caribbean Area | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Caribbean Area Social life and customs |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; INDEX |
| AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | During 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 Nicholls |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The jumbies' playing ground |
| ISBN: | 1-283-71614-3 |
| 1-62103-616-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462544603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World