Covington-Ward, Yolanda,  1979- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822374848 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dance--Social aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Body language--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Kongo (African people)--Communication.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT650.K66  / C68 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394