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Culture and Customs of Jamaica / Культура и обычаи Ямайки


Год: 2001
Автор: Mordecai Martin & Pamela / Мордекаи Мартин и Памела
Издательство: Greenwood Press
ISBN: 031330534X
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Распознанный текст без ошибок (OCR)
Количество страниц: 192

Описание:
"Culture" is a problematic word. In everyday language we tend to use it in at least two senses. On the one hand we speak of cultured people and places full of culture, uses that imply a knowledge or presence of certain forms of behavior or of artistic expression that are socially prestigious. In this sense large cities and prosperous people tend to be seen as the most cultured. On the other hand, there is an interpretation of "culture" that is broader and more anthropological; culture in this broader sense refers to whatever traditions, beliefs, customs, and creative activities characterize a given community— in short, it refers to what makes that community different from others. In this second sense, everyone has culture; indeed, it is impossible to be without culture.
This volume provides an in depth survey of Jamaican people, history, land, religion, education, language, social customs, media and cinema, literature, music, performing and visual arts.

Всеохватный обзор, касающийся жизни народа Ямйки, от его истории и религиозных воззрений, до местного климата, обычаев и традиций искусства.

Series Foreword - ix
Acknowledgments - xi
Introduction - xiii
Chronology - xv
01 Context 1
02 Religion 39
03 Education 55
04 Language 71
05 Social Customs 85
06 Media and Cinema 103
07 Literature 113
08 Music 135
09 Performing Arts 157
10 Visual Arts 175
Bibliography 195
Index 209