Crossroads and Cosmologies : Diasporas and Ethnogenesis in the New World
Christopher C. Fennell
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Gainesville : : UPF, , 2007.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (192 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Table of Contents ix; List of Figures xi; Editor's Foreword by Paul A. Shackel xiii; Foreword by Robert Farris Thompson xvii; Acknowledgments xxi; 1 Introduction Diasporas, Histories, and Heritage 1; 2 From the Diminutive to the Transatlantic 15; 3 Shared Meanings and Culture Dynamics 26; Core Symbols across a Continuum 28; A Core Symbol of the BaKongo Culture 31; Marking Social Group Contours 33; Expressions of Group Identity and Individual Purpose 38; 4 A Model for Diaspora Analysis 43; Interpreting Cultural Expressions through Ethnohistorical 46. - 7 Creolization, Hybridity,and Ethnogenic Bricolage 127Bibliography 133; Index 159. - BaKongo Culture in West Central Africa 51Predicting Facets of Symbolic Expression in New Settings 64; 5 African Diasporas and Symbolismin the New World 68; Private Rituals in North America 68; Yoruba and BaKongo Dynamics in Cuba 83; Innovation of New Emblems in Haiti and Brazil 87; Afro-Christian Dynamics in North America 92; 6 European Diasporas and the Persistence of Magic 96; From the Palatinate to Virginia 96; Hexerei Practices among German-Americans 106; Social Networks and Interpersonal Conflicts 113; Expressions Instrumental and Emblematic 123. - A far-reaching anthropological study of African and African American religions, German American folkways, and archaeological methodology
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Africans - Ethnic identity - America Africans - Social life and customs - America America - Ethnic relations Vis mer... America - Social life and customs
Blacks - Ethnic identity - America Blacks - Social life and customs - America Cosmology - History Ethnicity - History - America Ethnohistory - America Africans -- America -- Ethnic identity. Africans -- America -- Social life and customs. Blacks -- America -- Ethnic identity. Blacks -- America -- Social life and customs. Americas - General History & Archaeology Regions & Countries - Americas Americas Amerika USA afroamerikanere materiell kultur diaspora etnogenese kosmologier Nord-Amerika Brasil Karibia antropologi sosialantropologi symboler |
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ISBN | 9780813031415
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