Chanting Down the New Jerusalem : Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean.

Chanting Down the New Jerusalem : Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean.

In this brilliantly evocative ethnography, Francio Guadeloupe probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Examining the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism, Guadeloupe shows how a multiethnic and multi...

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Main Author: Guadeloupe, Francio, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008
Series:Anthropology of Christianity ; 4.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Ethnicity > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Anthropology of religion > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Religion and culture > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Disc jockeys > Social aspects > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Music > Social aspects > Saint Martin (West Indies)
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Ethnic relations.
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Race relations.
Saint Martin (West Indies) > Social conditions.
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