Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco : Readings in Louisiana Culture

Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco An Introduction to Louisiana Culture vii Mardi Gras and the Media Who's Fooling Whom? 3(13) Barry Jean Ancelet Buffalo Bill and the Mardi Gras Indians 16(26) Michael P. Smith Every Man a King Worldview, Social Tension, and Carnival in New Orleans 26(16) Frank de Caro Tom Ireland Mardi Gras Chase 42(6) Glen Pitre The New Orleans King Cake in Southwest Louisiana 48(23) Marcia Gaudet Christmas Bonfires in South Louisiana Tradition and Innovation 59(12) Marcia Gaudet The Creole Tradition 71(18) Michael Tisserand Hidden Nation The Houmas Speak 80(9) Barbara Sillery Some Accounts of Witch Riding 89(61) Patricia K. Rickels Charlene Richard Folk Veneration among the Cajuns 103(20) Marcia Gaudet Ote Voir Ta Sacree Soutane Anti-Clerical Humor in French Louisiana 123(11) Barry Jean Ancelet The Social and Symbolic Uses of Ethnic/Regional Foodways Cajuns and Crawfish in South Louisiana 134(16) C. Paige Gutierrez Is It Cajun, or Is It Creole? 150(4) Marcia Gaudet Suggestions for Further Reading on Louisiana Culture 154(2) Notes on Contributors 156(2) Questions and Topics for Classroom Discussion and Writing Assignments 158(13) Index 171