The continuity-creativity debate : the case of Revival

Argues that the attempts to polarize the debate around Caribbean culture into an African continuity versus a creole creativity position is misplaced. The authors use Revivalism as an example of both continuity in African-derived Myalim and an on-going process of re-creation.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	NWIG
Main Authors:	Jean Besson, Barry Chevannes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brill 1996-07-01
Subjects:	Jamaica Revivalism Culture Cultural History
Online Access:	http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3446

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