Women and the Ancestors: Black Carib Kinship and Ritual

by Kerns, Virginia
ISBN: 9780252066658
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Overview


This classic study of Black
Carib culture and its preservation through ancestral rituals organized
by older women now includes a foreword by Constance R. Sutton and an afterword
by the author.
"One of the outstanding
studies of this genre. . . . Refreshingly, the book has good photographs,
as well as strong endnotes and bibliography, and very useful tables, figures,
maps, and index." -- Choice
"An outstanding contribution
to the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."

-- Grant D. Jones, American Ethnologist
"A richly detailed account
of a contemporary culture in which older women are important, valued,
and self-respecting."
-- Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly
"A combination of competent
research, interwoven themes, and an easily readable, sometimes beautifully
evocative, prose style." -- Heather Strange, The Gerontologist

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Kerns, Virginia
  • ISBN: 9780252066658
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.91 x 0.87
  • Number Of Pages: 296
  • Publication Year: 1997