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West African masking traditions and diaspora masquerade carnivals : history, memory, and transnationalism / Raphael Chijioke Njoku.
Van Pelt Library GT4289.A358 N56 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Njoku, Raphael Chijioke, author.
- Series:
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 88.
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; 88
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masquerades--Africa, West.
- Masquerades.
- Masquerades--West Indies.
- Carnival--Africa, West.
- Carnival.
- Carnival--West Indies.
- Masks, African.
- African diaspora.
- Manners and customs.
- Africa, West--Social life and customs.
- Africa, West.
- West Africa.
- West Indies--Social life and customs.
- West Indies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 281 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "A revisionist account of African masquerade carnivals in transnational context that offers readers a unique perspective on the connecting threads between African cultural trends and African American cultural artifacts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- On Origins of Masking: History, Memory, and Ritual Observances
- Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland
- Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c. 2500 BCE-1400 CE
- Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400-1800
- Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas:Symbols and Meanings
- Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices
- Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms
- Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781580469845
- 1580469841
- OCLC:
- 1145078700
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