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Jazz religion, the second line, and Black New Orleans / Richard Brent Turner.

Author/creator Turner, Richard Brent
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxi, 182 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Jazz--Religious aspects.
Jazz--Louisiana --New Orleans --History and criticism.
Jazz--Religious aspects --Vodou.
African Americans--Louisiana --New Orleans --Music --History and criticism.
Contents Introduction : Follow the second line -- The Haiti-New Orleans vodou connection : Zora Neale Hurston as initiate observer -- Mardi Gras Indians and second lines, sequin artists and rara bands : street festivals and performances in New Orleans and Haiti -- Interlude: The healing arts of African diasporic religion -- In rhythm with the spirit : New Orleans jazz funerals and the African diaspora -- Epilogue : A jazz funeral for "a city that care forgot" : the New Orleans diaspora after Hurricane Katrina.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-174) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009014084
ISBN9780253353573 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253353572 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253221209 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN025322120X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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