A historical analysis of the Gullahs of South Carolina; and an imaginative and suggestive treatment of slave religion and social cohesion; “A Peculiar Peopleâ€: Slave Religion and Community-Culture Among The Gullahs examines the components that provided the Sea Island slave population with their cultural autonomy and sense of consciousness. The elements of community; religion; and resistance are examined in relationship to this unique people.Margaret Creel traces three successive importations of slaves into the South Carolina coastal region; addressing each as a distinct period. She argues that the large numbers of slaves imported between 1749 and 1787 came predominantly from Senegambia; the Gold Coast; and Liberia. The majority of the Gullah population came from these areas of West Africa.Combining anthropological and historical studies with observations; reports; manuscripts; and letters relating to the Gullahs; the book creates an original and exceptionally fascinating analysis of Gullah culture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
#683023 in Books Wayne State University Press 1990-09-01 1990-09-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .80 x 6.00l; 1.22 #File Name: 0814322719408 pages
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