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The detectable identification of southern Louisiana's one-of-a-kind culture has been indicated in numerous descriptive phrases--"south of the South," "the north tip of the Caribbean," "this folklore land." A strange, piquant, and savory mixture, it also has been likened to 1 of the region's personal dishes, gumbo. Capturing this elusive culture and its attraction has challenged many creators, anthropologists, and anthologists. Approaching perhaps closest of any publication yet published, this new anthology of readings affords reflections on southern Louisiana's distinctive customs, folklore, and folklife. Crystalizing its rich diversity and identity, these sharply concentrated essays are a precise launch to aspects that too often are diffused in sundry discussions of general Deep South culture. Here, each sometimes appears distinctly, exactly, and uniquely. Compiled by leading scholars, the thirteen essays give attention to many subjects, including the party of Mardi Gras and of Christmas, Louisiana foodways, the delineation between Cajun and Creole, the African Us citizens and Native Us citizens of the spot, Zydeco music, and Cajun humor. The essays show great range and are reprinted from hard-to-find publications. They include a explanation of Cajun Country Mardi Gras on the prairies of southwestern Louisiana, an research of the sociable implications of the brand new Orleans Mardi Gras parades, a report of the Houma Indians of coastal Louisiana, and an research of the devotion given to a young Cajun young lady whom many respect as a saint. Collected here, the essays portray a land and a people who are unlike some other.
