West Indian Sea Magic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane C Beck (corresponding author), Jane Beck |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 194-202 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1977.9716071 |
| OpenAlex | W2005955041 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
TO an island people, the sea surrounding them is obviously one of the most significant factors in their lives. It both sustains life and destroys it-as if by random whim. So it is that the inhabitants of the Windward Islands of the Caribbean look to the sea with a great deal of respect and maintain that both natural and supernatural laws must be upheld to live upon her face successfully. To observe the natural laws enables a man to exist, to maintain the supernatural dictates is to succeed. The supernatural is simply an extension of the natural and the two are irrevocably entwined. Both must be taken into account. A young seafarer discovers early that 'The ocean has not no friend' and if he is to be a fisherman he learns his trade from his elders. These are the natural laws that are drummed into him. For example, where the different fish are to be found, 'Every fish got his chamber,' or the signs to watch fora piece of wood known as a 'treasure' because of the fish under it, or when the wind suddenly falls after a raging gale to give a bit of calm 'you goin' to tell yourself don't worry again, because those fish in the bottom, they cannot go up. If the wind and sea is too rough they strike deep in the chamber,' or the time to catch certain fish, 'Any time breadfruit in tree, blackfish a fool.' He learns how to set his nets and hooks, how to read the weather and how to handle his boat. But all this will not make him successful
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2017 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |