TY  - BOOK
AU  - Guadeloupe,Francio
TI  - Chanting Down the New Jerusalem: Calypso, Christianity, and Capitalism in the Caribbean
SN  - 9780520942639
AV  - GN564 .C436 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Anthropology of religion
KW  - Saint Martin (West Indies)
KW  - Disc jockeys
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Ethnicity
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Music
KW  - Religion and culture
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Social Science
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Map of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten; Map of the Caribbean Islands; Introduction: A New Jerusalem in the Caribbean Sea; 1. So Many Men, So Many Histories: The History that Matters to the Islanders; 2. Performing Identities on Saint Martin and Sint Maarten; 3. Christianity as a Metalanguage of Inclusiveness; 4. Clarke's Two Vitamin Cs for Successful Living; 5. DJ Shadow's Prescription for Rastafari Individuality; 6. The Hip-Hop- and Christian-Inspired Metaphysics of DJ Cimarron; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; Bc; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y; z; 2; b
N2  - In this brilliantly evocative ethnography, Francio Guadeloupe probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Examining the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism, Guadeloupe shows how a multiethnic and multireligious island nation, where livelihoods depend on tourism, has managed to encourage all social classes to transcend their ethnic and religious differences. In his pathbreaking analysis, Guadeloupe credits the island DJs, whose formulations of Christian faith, musical creativity, and capitalist su
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