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Whole wild creation : an examination of the Mardi Gras Indian culture of New Orleans

The Mardi Gras Indian culture of New Orleans, Louisiana is a unique tradition that blends African spirituality, Caribbean spirituality, African music and dance, with Native American style dress. The Mardi Gras Indians engage in ritual battle and ancestor worship as a part of their tradition of using cultural expression as a means for social protest. While many tourists to the Crescent City may have the opportunity to witness the Indians in full dress, even few native New Orleanians ever learn the depth of the phenomenon. / text

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1212
Date24 November 2010
CreatorsReno, Linda A., 1981-
Source SetsUniversity of Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typethesis
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