Title:
The jumbies' playing ground old world influence on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean
Author:
Nicholls, Robert (Robert Wyndham)
ISBN:
9781617036125
9781621036166
Publication Information:
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Series:
Folklore studies in a multicultural world
Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
Abstract:
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 u.
Electronic Access:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt24htcdCopies:
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