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Women and the Ancestors: BLACK CARIB KINSHIP AND RITUAL
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Description for Women and the Ancestors: BLACK CARIB KINSHIP AND RITUAL
paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
This classic study of Black
Carib culture and its preservation through ancestral rituals organized
by older women now includes a foreword by Constance R. Sutton and an afterword
by the author.
"One of the outstanding
studies of this genre. . . . Refreshingly, the book has good photographs,
as well as strong endnotes and bibliography, and very useful tables, figures,
maps, and index." -- Choice
"An outstanding contribution
to the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."
... Read more
This classic study of Black
Carib culture and its preservation through ancestral rituals organized
by older women now includes a foreword by Constance R. Sutton and an afterword
by the author.
"One of the outstanding
studies of this genre. . . . Refreshingly, the book has good photographs,
as well as strong endnotes and bibliography, and very useful tables, figures,
maps, and index." -- Choice
"An outstanding contribution
to the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066658
SKU
V9780252066658
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99-50
Reviews for Women and the Ancestors: BLACK CARIB KINSHIP AND RITUAL
"A richly detailed account of a contemporary culture in which older women are important, valued, and self-respecting."
Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly. "An outstanding contribution to the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."
Grant D. Jones, American Ethnologist
Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly. "An outstanding contribution to the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."
Grant D. Jones, American Ethnologist