Comfa Religion and Creole Language in a Caribbean CommunityState University of New York Press, 2001 M05 16 - 244 páginas Through a distinctive blend of description and analysis Kean Gibson examines the Guyanese religion known as "Comfa." Reflecting the socio-cultural history of Guyana, Comfa shows influences of European and Asian cultures and religions in an essentially African framework. Gibson compares the variation exemplified in Comfa with the Guyanese Creole language and challenges the continuum theory of Creole linguistics, which predicts that the Creole language will evolve to become English. Gibson also explores the implications of both forms of social behavior for the notion of identity in a multicultural community. |
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... person to allow me into her home to observe a performance ; Brenda Moses ( deceased ) , the first person to allow me to videotape her ceremony ; and Eleanor Parris who was always there for me from our first meeting in August 1991 ...
... person to allow me into her home to observe a performance ; Brenda Moses ( deceased ) , the first person to allow me to videotape her ceremony ; and Eleanor Parris who was always there for me from our first meeting in August 1991 ...
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... person- alities . But the latter changes are taking place within a Comfa system and is not indicative of a movement towards Christianity . Thus the book is an at- tempt to show that both Guyanese Creole and Comfa exemplify formal re ...
... person- alities . But the latter changes are taking place within a Comfa system and is not indicative of a movement towards Christianity . Thus the book is an at- tempt to show that both Guyanese Creole and Comfa exemplify formal re ...
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... persons arriving . Nearly 13,000 West Indians were brought by 1849 , but it was uncertain how many were on the plantations and how many were doing other endeavors since they blended in with the Creole population . By 1930 , 42,343 had ...
... persons arriving . Nearly 13,000 West Indians were brought by 1849 , but it was uncertain how many were on the plantations and how many were doing other endeavors since they blended in with the Creole population . By 1930 , 42,343 had ...
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... and between 1980 and 1996 the rate became negative showing an annual average decline of 0.1 percent . By the end of 1996 the total population reached approximately 721,000 persons whereas in 4 PEOPLES AND RELIGIONS OF GUYANA.
... and between 1980 and 1996 the rate became negative showing an annual average decline of 0.1 percent . By the end of 1996 the total population reached approximately 721,000 persons whereas in 4 PEOPLES AND RELIGIONS OF GUYANA.
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Kean Gibson. 1996 the total population reached approximately 721,000 persons whereas in 1980 ( see Table 1.1 ) it was approximately 750,598 . A percentage comparison of the population by year and ethnicity is given by Thomas ( 1998 , 415 ) ...
Kean Gibson. 1996 the total population reached approximately 721,000 persons whereas in 1980 ( see Table 1.1 ) it was approximately 750,598 . A percentage comparison of the population by year and ethnicity is given by Thomas ( 1998 , 415 ) ...
Contenido
Faithist Church and Spirit Beliefs | 55 |
Comfa Ceremonies | 91 |
Comfa as an African Derivation | 149 |
Comfa as Social Process | 169 |
The Continuums of Guyanese Creole and Guyanese Comfa | 191 |
References | 227 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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