Ndyuka : SR14.

Included WorkBilby, Kenneth M., 1953- Remaking of the Aluku.
Included WorkGeijskes, D. C. Agriculture among the Bush Negroes of the Maroni.
Included WorkHurault, Jean Comparative demographic study of the Oyana Indians and the Boni Refugee Blacks of the Upper Maroni (French Guiana)
Included WorkHurault, Jean Boni refugee Blacks of French Guiana.
Included WorkKöbben, A. J. F. Classifictory kinship and classificatory status.
Included WorkKöbben, A. J. F. Unity and disunity.
Included WorkKöbben, A. J. F. Continuity and change.
Included WorkKöbben, A. J. F. Law at the village level.
Included WorkLeNoir, John D. Paramacca Maroons.
Included WorkThoden van Velzen, H. U. E. Dangerous ancestors.
Included WorkThoden van Velzen, H. U. E. Priests, spirit mediums, and guerillas in Suriname.
Included WorkThoden van Velzen, H. U. E. Djuka civilization.
Included WorkThoden van Velzen, H. U. E. Great Father and the danger.
Included WorkVernon, Diana. Bakku.
Included WorkWetering, Wilhelmina van. Demon in every transistor.
Included WorkWetering, Wilhelmina van. Witchcraft among the Tapanahoni Djuka.
Other author/creatorHuman Relations Area Files, inc.
SerieseHRAF world cultures. South America
EHRAF world cultures. South America. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents The remaking of the Aluku / Kenneth M. Bilby -- Agriculture among the Bush Negroes of the Maroni / D.C. Geijskes -- Comparative demographic study of the Oyana Indians and the Boni Refugee Blacks of the Upper Maroni (French Guiana) ; The Boni refugee Blacks of French Guiana / Jean Hurault -- Classifictory kinship and classificatory status ; Unity and disunity ; Continuity and change ; Law at the village level / A.J.F. Köbben -- The Paramacca Maroons / J.D. Lenoir -- Dangerous ancestors ; Priests, spirit mediums, and guerillas in Suriname ; The Djuka civilization ; The Great Father and the danger / H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen -- Bakku / Diane Vernon -- A demon in every transistor ; Witchcraft among the Tapanahoni Djuka / Wilhelmina van Wetering -- Cultural summary, Ndyuka / Ineke van Wetering and Bonno Thoden van Velzen.
Abstract The Ndyuka live in the northern extension of the Amazonian rain forest in the Marowijne (Maroni) river basin which is shared by the Republic of Suriname and French Guiana. The heartland of Ndyuka territory is considered to be the lower part of the Tapanahoni River, a tributary of the Marowijne. The Ndyuka are one of six Maroon (or Bush Negro) groups in Suriname. Maroons are the descendants of rebel African slaves who succeeded in building independent communities in the Americas. This file contains 16 documents, which mostly cover topics on religion, law, and cultural change. The major works are Hurault's ethnography of the Boni from the 1940s and 1950s, van Velzen's history of Ndyuka religious movements and cults, Bilby's examination of culture change and identity in five Aluku communities, and Lenoir's work on Paramaccan religion. Other topics covered in this file include Ndyuka manners, possession cults during Suriname's civil war, leadership, witchcraft, law and sanctions, kinship and social organization, resistance and acculturation, classificatory kinship and authority, food cultivation and preparation, and a comparative demographic study of the Boni and Oyana Indians.
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General noteThis portion of eHRAF world cultures was last updated in 1999 and is a revision of what was formerly part of the microfiche file Bush Negroes.
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