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Mardi Gras, gumbo, and zydeco : readings in Louisiana culture / edited by Marcia Gaudet, James C. McDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore.
- Popular culture.
- Manners and customs.
- Louisiana--Civilization.
- Louisiana.
- Civilization.
- Louisiana--Social life and customs.
- Popular culture--Louisiana.
- Folklore--Louisiana.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 179 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2003]
- Summary:
- The distinct cultural charm of southern Louisiana has challenged but eluded many authors who have attempted to describe it. This anthology of readings reflects on the traditions, folklore, and folklife in the region and comes perhaps closest of any book yet published in capturing this elusive spirit. A strange, piquant, and savory mixture, the culture has been likened to gumbo, one of southern Louisiana's signature dishes. The delectable, one-of-a-kind identity has been expressed in numerous descriptive phrases -- "south of the South," "the northern tip of the Caribbean," "this folklore land." Crystalizing the region's rich diversity and character, the authors in this collection give a precise introduction to aspects that other books have missed. Here, a land and a people that are unlike any other are portrayed accurately and uniquely.
- Contents:
- Mardi Gras and the media : who's fooling whom? / Barry Jean Ancelet
- Buffalo Bill and the Mardi Gras Indians / Michael P. Smith
- Every man a king : world view, social tension, and carnival in New Orleans / Frank De Caro and Tom Ireland
- Mardi Gras chase / Glen Pitre
- The New Orleans king cake in southwest Louisiana / Marcia Gaudet
- Christmas bonfires in south Louisiana : tradition and innovation / Marcia Gaudet
- The Creole tradition / Michael Tisserand
- Hidden nation : the Houmas speak / Barbara Sillery
- Some accounts of witch riding / Patricia K. Rickels
- Charlene Richard : folk veneration among the Cajuns / Marcia Gaudet
- Ôte voir ta sacrée soutane : anti-clerical humor in French Louisiana / Barry Jean Ancelet
- The social and symbolic uses of ethnic/regional foodways : Cajuns and crawfish in south Louisiana / C. Paige Gutierrez
- Is it Cajun, or is it Creole? / Marcia Gaudet.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [154]-155) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1578065291
- 1578065305
- OCLC:
- 50149494
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