Book
Black roadways: a study of Jamaican folk life
The University of North Carolina Press • Chapel Hill • Published In 1929 • Pages:
By: Beckwith, Martha Warren.
Abstract
This is a comprehensive ethnography based on participant observation and interviews with key informants, supplemented by archival research. Topics covered include a general geography of the island, principal types of agriculture, culture history, household economy, the economic importance of fishing, trapping and livestock, and the role of markets. The author also discusses life cycle events and religious beliefs and practices associated with the burial of the dead, the spirit world, [n]obeah[/n], and religious sects including Myalism, Revivalism, and the Pukkumerians. Additional topics include the Maroons and folk art with an emphasis on music and musical instruments, dancing, and literature.
- Subjects
- Sociolinguistics
- Art
- Sorcery
- Eschatology
- Religious practices
- Magic
- Congregations
- Ethnobotany
- Ethnozoology
- culture
- Jamaicans
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Folklorist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1967-1968
- Field Date
- 1919-1924
- Coverage Date
- 1517-1924
- Coverage Place
- Jamaica
- Notes
- by Martha Warren Beckwith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-233)
- LCCN
- 29017106
- LCSH
- Blacks--Jamaica
- Folklore--Jamaica
- Superstition
- Jamaica--Social life and customs