Women and the Ancestors

This classic study of BlackCarib culture and its preservation through ancestral rituals organizedby older women now includes a foreword by Constance R. Sutton and an afterwordby the author."One of the outstandingstudies of this genre. . . . Refreshingly, the book has good photographs,as well as strong endnotes and bibliography, and very useful tables, figures,maps, and index." -- Choice"An outstanding contributionto the literature on female-centered bilateral kinship and residence."        -- Grant D. Jones, American Ethnologist"A richly detailed accountof a contemporary culture in which older women are important, valued,and self-respecting."-- Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly"A combination of competentresearch, interwoven themes, and an easily readable, sometimes beautifullyevocative, prose style." -- Heather Strange, The Gerontologist