Book
Two evenings in Saramaka
University of Chicago Press • Chicago • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Price, Richard, Price, Sally.
Abstract
This work is largely a transcript of two evenings of folk-telling among the Saramakas. It is common for close family and friends to gather together on the last evening of a funeral and tell folktales. The Prices taped two such events during their initial fieldwork (1966-1968) and later had them transcribed (1986-1989). The intent was to convey in text the whole performance and not just the tale narrative. The text includes all interjections, diversions, jokes, songs, etc. In the introduction the Prices describe funerals and the convention of folktale performances. They also provide a synopsis for each tale and document their sources, variations, and other background information.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field Date
- 1966-1968
- Coverage Date
- 1968
- Coverage Place
- Suriname
- Notes
- Richard Price and Sally Price ; with musical transcriptions by Kenneth M. Bilby
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-417)
- LCCN
- 90035941
- LCSH
- Saramacca (Surinam people)