Crossroads and cosmologies : diasporas and ethnogenesis in the new world / Christopher C. Fennell ; foreword by Robert Farris Thompson ; editor's foreword by Paul A. Shackel.
| Author/creator | Fennell, Christopher |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007. |
| Description | xxii, 168 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cultural heritage studies Cultural heritage studies. ^A711916 |
| Contents | Introduction: Diasporas, histories, and heritage -- From the diminutive to the transatlantic -- Shared meanings and culture dynamics -- Core symbols across a continuum -- A core symbol of the BaKongo culture -- Marking social group contours -- Expressions of group identity and individual purpose -- A model for diaspora analysis -- Interpreting cultural expressions through ethnohistorical analogy -- BaKongo culture in West Central Africa -- Predicting facets of symbolic expression in new settings -- African diasporas and symbolism in the New World -- Private rituals in North America -- Yoruba and BaKongo dynamics in Cuba -- Innovation of new emblems in Haiti and Brazil -- Afro-Christian dynamics in North America -- European diasporas and the persistence of magic -- From the Palatinate to Virginia -- Hexerei practices among German-Americans -- Social networks and interpersonal conflicts -- Expressions instrumental and emblematic -- Creolization, hybridity, and ethnogenic bricolage. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-158) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007005244 |
| ISBN | 9780813031415 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813031419 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | E29.B53 F46 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |