Talking to the Dead - Religion, Music, and Lived Memory Among Gullah/geechee Women

LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Williams College.

List of contents

Acknowledgments ix

Prologue. Talking to the Dead xiii

Introduction. Gullah/Geechee Women 1

1. Culture Keepers 24

2. Folk Religion 66

3. "Ah Tulk to de Dead All de Time" 104

4. "Sendin' Up My Timbah" 136

5. Lived Memory 172

Epilogue. Between the Living and the Dead 205

Appendix A. Companion Audio Materials 211

Appendix B. Interview Format and Demographics 213

Notes 217

Select Bibliography 251

Index 267

About the author

LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Williams College.

Summary

Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society.

Product details

• Authors: LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant, Lerhonda S Manigault-Bryant, Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant, Lerhonda/ Frederick Manigault-bryant
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2014
• EAN: 9780822356639
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5663-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology