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Killed a Bird Today: The Emergence and Functionality of the Santeria Trickster, ElegguaGauck, Megan 01 May 2018 (has links)
Recognizable by their cunning exploits and gray morality, tricksters can be found in mythology, folklore, and religions throughout the world. Two tricksters were familiar to the Yoruba people in West Africa, Ajapa and Eshu, and their stories and abilities provide insight to the functions fulfilled by trickster characters. Upon the introduction of Regla de Ocha (or Santeria) to Cuba following the transatlantic slave trade, a new figure emerges, known for his tricks and adaptability. Due to the West African influence in Santeria religious practices, the original roles and traits of Eshu and Ajapa are analyzed for comparison, but Eleggua, the Santeria trickster, has become his own entity. Through ethnographic observations, personal conversations, and a collection of various sources and manuals, this project explores Eleggua and the trickster presence in Cuba. Although his role as a trickster has changed throughout the past few centuries, Eleggua and the trickster identity persists in modern Cuba, visible in religious practices and secular exchanges.
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"A Medley of Contradictions": The Jewish Diaspora in St Eustatius and BarbadosMiller, Derek Robert 01 January 2013 (has links)
During the 17th and 18th century a number of Jews settled on the English island of Barbados and the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. The Jews on both islands erected synagogues and a number of key structures essential for a practicing religious community. Although they had strong connections that spanned across geo-political boundaries, the synagogue compounds on each island became key places for the creation and maintenance of a Jewish community. I argue that these synagogue compounds represented diasporic places that must be understood through a tri-partite model that explores the relationships between the Jewish community and its hostland, other dispersed Jewish communities, and the homeland. Furthermore, during the early modern period, these compounds were "heterotopias" within the colonial landscape. Heterotopias, as places of alternative ordering, speak to the constructions of social and cultural difference. For the Jews, the synagogue compounds provided them a chance to create a place founded on their cultural values and ideals within the Christian controlled spaces of both islands. Alternatively, for the Christian communities on the islands, the synagogue compounds highlighted how the Jewish community had different loyalties and values than they did. In exploring the ways that these places served as heterotopias, and for how long they were sites of alternative ordering, this dissertation demonstrates the fundamental role that places play in the formation and maintenance of diasporic communities and the dynamic relationship between spaces, places, and identities in the early modern period.
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The Confederate Enlisted Man in the Army of Northern Virginia: A Reevaluation of His Material CulturePougher, Richard David 01 January 1988 (has links)
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Ceramics from the Franklin Glassworks: Acquisition Patterns and Economic StressMoodey, Meredith Campbell 01 January 1988 (has links)
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To be amiable and accomplished: Fitting young women for upper-class Virginia society 1760--1810Eberlein, Tori Ann 01 January 1982 (has links)
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An Ethnoarchaeological Study of the Cisterns in Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Netherlands AntillesHarper, Ross K. 01 January 1990 (has links)
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The Stone Ovens of St Eustatius: A Study of Material CultureMonteiro, Maria Lavinia Machado 01 January 1990 (has links)
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Efficient Action in the Construction of Field Fortification: A Study of the Civil War Defenses of Raleigh, North CarolinaHiggins, Thomas F. 01 January 1985 (has links)
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Care of the Poor in Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va 1749-1761Glendening, Cecile G. 01 January 1987 (has links)
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Colonial Virginia's Cooking Dynasty: Women's Spheres and Culinary ArtsHarbury, Katharine E. 01 January 1994 (has links)
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