AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF PAPADJAB, AN AFRO-CARIBBEAN DEVIL DANCER The Christmas Street Festival in St. Lucia; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Methods and Ethnography; Chapter 3: The Papadjab Ritual; Chapter 4: Form and Structure; Chapter 5: Papadjab in Context; Chapter 6: Conclusions; Appendices; Transcript of Interviews; Kweyol Glossary of Terms; Names of St. Lucia Figure M-2 (Jesse 1979:92); Rough Timeline of Critical Events (Figure M-1); Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book examines the religious, mythological and performance elements of the traditional Afro-Caribbean street festival. Using the theories of performance, political economy and symbolic analysis, this work elucidates how elements of African, European and South American cultures interact to produce a unique understanding of the colonial and post-colonial experience
