Bahamian narrative as art and as communication
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Five variants of the folktale 'The Devil Schoolmaster' collected in 1952 illustrate the theatrical nature of storytelling in the Bahamas. The texts were related, with varying degrees of sophistication, by members of a single Andros Island family. The variants show how the narrator creatively incorporates familiar motifs within the framework of the story, making it difficult to apply traditional methods of classification. Inconsistencies, lack of character development and an illogical plot are acceptable to an audience familiar with the genre.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 1990
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The sacred and the profane in African and African-derived carnivals
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Carnival is the most secular manifestation of the Christian liturgical calendar and is seen in all continents except Antarctica. African-derived Carnivals show little concern with either sacred or profane matters, concentrating on clowns, transvestites, sex, death, and parody of royalty.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 1999
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Carnivals, Carnival, and carnivalization, or how to make a living without actually working
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The author describes his experience studying the Carnival phenomenon all over the world. His influences, exposure to African-derived Carnival in Trinidad, analysis of Mikhail Bakhtin, and the importance of field experience are discussed.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 1999
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