West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals History, Memory, and Transnationalism / Raphael Chijioke Njoku.
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TextSeries: Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; 88Publisher: University of Rochester Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (pages cm)ISBN: 9781787447202Subject(s): African diaspora | Masks, African | Carnival -- West Indies | Carnival -- Africa, West | Masquerades -- West Indies | Masquerades -- Africa, West | West Indies -- Social life and customs | Africa, West -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 394.26966 LOC classification: GT4289.A358 | N56 2020Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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"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.
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