Picture 1 of 2

Stock photo

Drums and Shadows: Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes - Picture 1 of 2

Drums and Shadows: Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes - Picture 2 of 2

Drums and Shadows : Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes by Charles Joyner (1986, Trade Paperback)

loveourprices2 (120135)

95.3% positive Feedback

Price:

£30.53

Free postage

Estimated delivery Fri, 19 Sep

Returns:

60 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

New

Set against the background of the antebellum slave trade, "Drums and Shadows" traces the persistence of African heritage in the culture of blacks living on the Georgia coast in the 1930s. In the later years of the depression, members of the Georgia Writers' Project visited and interviewed blacks, many of whose grandparents, smuggled into slavery as late as 1858, had passed on the customs and beliefs of their African past. Seeking evidence of African traditions, the project's workers questioned the blacks about conjure--the curses and potions responsible for turns of luck, illnesses, and even death--about dreams that often determine the course of daily life, and about spirits and other apparitions as real as walking, breathing people.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press

ISBN-10082030851X

ISBN-139780820308517

eBay Product ID (ePID)91386121

Product Key Features

Book TitleDrums and Shadows : Survival Studies Among the Georgia Coastal Negroes

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1986

TopicFolklore & Mythology, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, VA, Wv), Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

IllustratorYes

FeaturesReprint

GenreHistory, Social Science

AuthorCharles Joyner

Book SeriesBrown Thrasher Bks.

FormatTrade Paperback