Creole Patriotism vs. Religious Enthusiasm in 19th century Caribbean: The case of Peter Blair

Abstract

The article focuses on "creolization", that is, the cultural and social "regrounding", the formation of new and coherent social formations out of the frangmentation brought about by the processes of colonization. An illustrative case offers the life story of Peter Blair, Afro-Jamaican of slave origin, member of the Moravian Church and long-term missionary on the Mosquito Coast in present-day Nicaragua.

Keywords

• Moravian Church
• mission
• creolization
• Jamaica
• Mosquito Coast
• Peter Blair
• 19th century