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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora,
1092-5228 ;
88
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Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 88.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
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. |
Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
Subject |
Masquerades -- Africa, West.
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Masquerades. |
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West Africa. |
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Masquerades -- West Indies.
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West Indies. |
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Carnival -- Africa, West.
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Carnival. |
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Carnival -- West Indies.
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Masks, African.
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Masks, African. |
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African diaspora.
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African diaspora. |
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Africa, West -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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West Indies -- Social life and customs.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. West African masking traditions and diaspora masquerade carnivals. Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020 9781580469845 (DLC) 2020007555 (OCoLC)1145078700 |
ISBN |
9781787447202 (electronic book) |
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1787447200 (electronic book) |
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9781580469845 |
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1580469841 |
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