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.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sociolinguistics
- Art
- Sorcery
- Eschatology
- Religious practices
- Magic
- Congregations
- Ethnobotany
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Jamaicans
- 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
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1967-1968
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1919-1924
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1517-1924
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Jamaica
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Martha Warren Beckwith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-233)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 29017106
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Blacks--Jamaica
- Folklore--Jamaica
- Superstition
- Jamaica--Social life and customs