Gesture and power: religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo
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 S...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Durham [u.a.]
Duke University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Democratic Republic
/ Congo (People)
/ Bodiliness
/ Body language
/ Power
/ Dance
/ Singing
/ Christianization
/ Historical anthropology
/ History 1920-2015
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| Further subjects: | B
Kongo (African people)
Communication
B Body language (Congo (Democratic Republic)) B Dance Social aspects (Congo (Democratic Republic)) |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0822360209 |