ISBN:
9780807142059
,
0807142050
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 344 pages)
,
Illustrations
DDC:
976.3004/44
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Gesellschaft
;
Literatur
;
Schwarze
;
Kreolen
;
Louisiana
Abstract:
"In her introduction, Sybil Kein immediately addresses perhaps the book's most important - and controversial - question: who are the Creoles? The answer is not clear-cut. Of European, African, or Caribbean mixed descent, they are a people of color and Francophone dialect native to south Lousiana; and though their history dates from the late 1600s, they have been neglected in the literature. Creole is a project that both defines and celebrates this ethnic identity. In fifteen essays, writers intimately involved with their subject explore the vibrant yet marginalized culture of the Creole people across time - their language, literature, religion, art, food, music, folklore, professions, customs, and social barriers."--Jacket.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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