Comfa Religion and Creole Language in a Caribbean Community

Download or read book Comfa Religion and Creole Language in a Caribbean Community written by Kean Gibson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2001-05-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a distinctive blend of description and analysis Kean Gibson examines the Guyanese religion known as "Comfa." Reflecting the socio-cultural history of Guyana, Comfa shows influences of European and Asian cultures and religions in an essentially African framework. Gibson compares the variation exemplified in Comfa with the Guyanese Creole language and challenges the continuum theory of Creole linguistics, which predicts that the Creole language will evolve to become English. Gibson also explores the implications of both forms of social behavior for the notion of identity in a multicultural community.