"Artfully interweaving theatrical, musical, and ritual performance along the Atlantic rim from the eighteenth century to the present, Cities of the Dead explores a rich continuum of cultural exchange that imaginatively reinvents, re-creates, and restores history." "Enriched with…
"Artfully interweaving theatrical, musical, and ritual performance along the Atlantic rim from the eighteenth century to the present, Cities of the Dead explores a rich continuum of cultural exchange that imaginatively reinvents, re-creates, and restores history." "Enriched with…
During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are im…
During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are im…
During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are im…
"Learning the basic principles of archaeology through an 'excavation' and analysis of New Orleans Mardi Gras parades and the beads thrown there? A student's dream! Award-winning historical archaeologist Laurie A. Wilkie takes her two loves and merges them into a brief, lively in…
"Learning the basic principles of archaeology through an 'excavation' and analysis of New Orleans Mardi Gras parades and the beads thrown there? A student's dream! Award-winning historical archaeologist Laurie A. Wilkie takes her two loves and merges them into a brief, lively in…