When Roots Die : Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- In Memoriam -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Social History and Organization -- Topography -- Demography -- Economy -- Social Structure -- 2 The Folk Literature -- Oral Presentation -- The Setting -- The Audience -- The Storytellers -- Conclusion -- 3 The Texts -- The Prayers -- A Sermon -- Gullah Tales Exemplifying Audience Participation -- Three Gullah Tales with African Parallels -- 4 The Language -- History -- Present-Day Gullah -- Features of Grammar -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 An Interview: Catching Fish -- Appendix 2 Buh Rabbit en' de Lawd -- Appendix 3 Phonetic Text: The Soul and the Spirit -- Appendix 4 The Land Question -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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