Comfa Religion and Creole Language in a Caribbean Community: Transforming Politics into EducationSUNY 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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... called " Kyk - over - al . " At Kyk - over - al the Dutch found ruins of an old fort with the Portuguese arms carved over the gateway . In 1596 , prior to the eviction of the Dutch from the Pomeroon , the British sailor , Sir Walter ...
... called " Kyk - over - al . " At Kyk - over - al the Dutch found ruins of an old fort with the Portuguese arms carved over the gateway . In 1596 , prior to the eviction of the Dutch from the Pomeroon , the British sailor , Sir Walter ...
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Contenido
Peoples and Religions of Guyana | 3 |
Faithist Church and Spirit Beliefs | 57 |
Comfa Ceremonies | 93 |
Comfa as an African Derivation | 149 |
Comfa as Social Process | 169 |
The Continuums of Guyanese Creole and Guyanese Comfa | 191 |
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Comfa Religion and Creole Language in a Caribbean Community Kean Gibson Sin vista previa disponible - 2001 |
Términos y frases comunes
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