Le dernier des Aloukous de Roland Brival : un point de non retour

The article examines the precarious existence of the Alukus, a population based in Guyana, and the descendants of maroons slaves. The study is based on a novel by Roland Brival, one of the few writers from the French Caribbean who has paid a tribute to this ethnic group threatened by modernization a...

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Main Author: Yolande Aline Helm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/4932
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Summary:The article examines the precarious existence of the Alukus, a population based in Guyana, and the descendants of maroons slaves. The study is based on a novel by Roland Brival, one of the few writers from the French Caribbean who has paid a tribute to this ethnic group threatened by modernization and urbanization. It also examines issues of deforestation, deterritorialization, and the importance of rituals and gods in the Alukus' culture.
ISSN:1779-0980
1961-859X