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Title

[Introduction to] Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans

Authors

Daryl Cumber Dance, University of RichmondFollow

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Description

There is not now available, nor has there ever been, a general and comprehensive introductory collection of the rich folklore of Jamaica. Yet, despite this widespread enthrallment with the better-known aspects of Jamaican folk life and culture, the fact remains that no extensive general collection of the vast range of Jamaican folklore has been assembled.

Dr. Dance spent six months in Jamaica from June through November 1978 researching and compiling stories and folklore for this book.

ISBN

9780870495663

Publication Date

1989

Publisher

University of Tennessee Press

City

Knoxville

Keywords

Jamaican folklore, Jamaican songs and stories, distinctive Jamaican speech

School

School of Arts and Sciences

Department

English

Disciplines

African American Studies | English Language and Literature | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies

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Recommended Citation

Dance, Daryl Cumber. Folklore from Contemporary Jamaicans. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1989.