Njoku, Raphael Chijioke, <br/><br/>
West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals  History, Memory, and Transnationalism / 
Raphael Chijioke Njoku. 
 - 1 online resource (pages cm) 
 - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora,  88  1092-5228 ; .
 - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;  v. 88. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781787447202 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African diaspora.<br/>Masks, African.<br/>Carnival--West Indies.<br/>Carnival--Africa, West.<br/>Masquerades--West Indies.<br/>Masquerades--Africa, West.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West Indies--Social life and customs.<br/>Africa, West--Social life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT4289.A358  / N56 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394.26966