book chapter
The drum and the hoe: life and lore of the Haitian people
University of California Press • Berkeley And Los Angeles • Published In 1960 • Pages:
By: Courlander, Harold.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
After an account of Haitian history the author brings a detailed description of Haitian religion and folklore, pointing out elements which he considers to have originated in a particular African region. Social organization and economy are discussed in a generalized way.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tillage
- Settlement patterns
- Routes
- Ethos
- Slavery
- History
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Priesthood
- Congregations
- Spirits and gods
- Music
- Organized ceremonial
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Etiquette
- Chief executive
- Public finance
- Political movements
- Sodalities
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Haitians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Caribbean
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Folklorist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sigrid Khera ; 1967
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937-1955
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1960
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Haiti
- NotesAdditional notes
- Harold Courlander
- Only introductory material and pages 1-202, 314-371 have been processed for the Haiti File
- Includes bibliographical references and discography(p. 363-366)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60008760
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore--Haiti
- Folk songs--Haiti
- Haiti--Social life and customs