Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana
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Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana is an anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that examines the culture, social life, and African heritage of the Maroon communities in what is now Suriname.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book → |
| approach | culture-and-personality approach → |
| author | Melville J. Herskovits NERFINISHED → |
| coAuthor | Frances S. Herskovits NERFINISHED → |
| contribution |
classic study of New World Maroon societies
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documentation of African cultural continuities in Suriname → |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| discipline |
African diaspora studies
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cultural anthropology → |
| ethnographicMethod |
interviews
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participant observation → |
| fieldworkLocation |
Suriname
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surface form: "Dutch Guiana"
Suriname → |
| focusesOn |
African-derived institutions
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Maroon culture → Maroon social life → |
| genre | ethnography → |
| historicalContext | Dutch colonial rule in Guiana → |
| language | English → |
| notableFor |
analysis of African retentions in Suriname
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detailed description of Maroon social structure → |
| originalPublicationDate | 1934 → |
| peopleDescribed |
Saramaka
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surface form: "Saramaka Maroons"
other Suriname Maroon groups → |
| perspective | Boasian anthropology tradition → |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED → |
| relatedWork |
Life in a Haitian Valley
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The Myth of the Negro Past → |
| setting | interior of Suriname → |
| subject |
African cultural survivals in the Americas
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African heritage in the New World → Ndyuka Maroons →
surface form: "Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana"
Maroon communities → Saramaka →
surface form: "Suriname Maroons"
economy → kinship → material culture → religion → ritual → social organization → |
| theme |
adaptation in plantation frontiers
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cultural resilience → resistance to slavery → |
| timePeriodStudied | early 20th century → |
| usedIn |
African diaspora studies courses
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anthropology courses → |
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