| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 168 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cultural heritage studies
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Cultural heritage studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-158) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
A far-reaching anthropological study of African and African American religions, German American folkways, and archaeological methodology. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Black people -- America -- Social life and customs.
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Black people. |
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America. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Africans -- America -- Social life and customs.
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Africans. |
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Black people -- America -- Ethnic identity.
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Ethnicity. |
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Africans -- America -- Ethnic identity.
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African diaspora.
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African diaspora. |
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America -- Social life and customs.
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America -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
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Ethnicity -- America -- History.
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History. |
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Ethnohistory -- America.
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Ethnohistory. |
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Cosmology -- History.
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Cosmology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fennell, Christopher. Crossroads and cosmologies. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007 9780813031415 (DLC) 2007005244 (OCoLC)83609460 |
| ISBN |
9780813037714 (electronic book) |
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0813037719 (electronic book) |
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9780813031415 |
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0813031419 |
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