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The rhetoric of community ritualBook 1991 • Gordon, Barbara Elizabeth
Cajuns • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is an examination of the functions of a specific community ritual in Cajun society, the blessing of the shrimp fleet at Chauvin, Louisina. Gordon's data were gathered from her observation of the ritual and extensive interviews. Gordon uses the t...