Book
Cajun country
University Press of Mississippi • Jackson, Miss. • Published In 1991 • Pages: xxiv, 256
By: Ancelet, Barry Jean, Edwards, Jay Dearborn, Pitre, Glen.
Abstract
This book provides a broad ethnographic survey of traditional Cajun culture, based on the five volume report entitled 'The Cajuns, Their History and Culture,' published in 1987. The work begins with an historical discussion of the founding and development of Acadia (now Nova Scotia), and of French Louisiana in the seventeenth century. This is followed by chapters describing other ethnic groups who mixed with the Acadian exiles and became Cajuns. An overview of traditional Acadian folklife is presented as background for further discussion on more specific and contemporary issues. Topics included in this work are: family, religion, folk-medicine, folk-law, architecture, foodways, music and musical instruments, games, and oral literary traditions. The conclusion synthesizes the material presented in the various chapters in the book, followed by a bibliographical essay listing the major works used in this study (pp. xviii-xxiv).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Geographer
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle, 1993
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- variable
- Coverage Place
- Louisiana, United States
- Notes
- Barry Jean Ancelet, Jay D. Edwards, and Glen Pitre ; with additional material by Carl Brasseaux, … [et al.]
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index
- LCCN
- 90028931
- LCSH
- Cajuns