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Covington-Ward, Yolanda, 1979-

Gesture and Power Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo / Yolanda Covington-Ward. - 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : illustrations, map ; - The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people . - Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.

Neither native nor stranger : places, encounters, prophecies -- "A war between soldiers and prophets" : embodied resistance in colonial Belgian Congo, 1921 -- Threatening gestures, immoral bodies : Kingunza after Kimbangu -- Dancing with the invisible : everyday performances under Mobutu Sese Seko -- Dancing disorder in Mobutu's Zaire : animation politique and gendered nationalisms -- Bundu dia Kongo and embodied revolutions : performing Kongo pride -- Transforming modern society.

Open Access

ISBN: 9780822374848

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dance--Social aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Body language--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kongo (African people)--Communication.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DT650.K66 / C68 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 394