Gesture and power: religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo
In Gesture and Power Yolanda Covington-Ward examines the everyday embodied practices and performances of the BisiKongo people of the lower Congo to show how their gestures, dances, and spirituality are critical in mobilizing social and political action. Conceiving of the body as the center of analys...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Durham London
Duke University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 Collection Duke University Press
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Congo People
B Democratic Republic B Religion B Dance B Society B Body language B Communication |
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