The jumbies' playing ground: old world influence on Afro-Creole masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean
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Main Author: Nicholls, Robert Wyndham (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson University Press of Mississippi ©2012
Series:Folklore studies in a multicultural world
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Masquerade derivation, costumes, and behavior -- Aesthetics of masquerading -- Masquerading in the Eastern Caribbean -- Specific masquerade types -- Masquerade prototypes in West Africa -- Masquerade prototypes in Western Europe -- Old world-new world comparisons
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