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Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual Tyler D. Parry
Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual
Tyler D. Parry
In this history of a unique tradition, Tyler Parry untangles the history of the ""broomstick wedding"". Popularly associated with African American culture, Parry traces the ritual's origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
328 pages, 3 drawings, 7 halftones, 4 graphs
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 9, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781469660851 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 233 × 22 mm · 635 g |
| Language | English |