Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina
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"Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina" is an influential early 20th-century ethnographic study that documents the oral traditions, beliefs, and customs of the African American communities of the Sea Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic study ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
African American studies
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anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| aim |
ethnographic description of community life
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preservation of oral traditions ⓘ |
| author | Elsie Clews Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
commentary by the collector
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transcribed speech ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalFocus | African diaspora in the United States ⓘ |
| documentationStyle | verbatim transcription of narratives ⓘ |
| documents |
folktales
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proverbs ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ songs ⓘ superstitions ⓘ |
| ethnographicFocus | African American communities ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Sea Islands
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reconstruction American South ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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scholars ⓘ students of folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American folklore
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Sea Islands culture NERFINISHED ⓘ beliefs and customs ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| methodology |
collection of oral narratives
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fieldwork ⓘ participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed recording of oral traditions
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early documentation of Sea Islands African American culture ⓘ influence on later folklore scholarship ⓘ |
| perspective | ethnographic ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
African cultural survivals in the Americas
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Gullah culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | coastal communities ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | primary source ⓘ |
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