Gesture and Power : religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo / Yolanda Covington-Ward.
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TextSeries: Religious cultures of African and African diaspora peopleDescription: 1 electronic resource (xi, 287 pages )ISBN: - 9780822374848
- DT650.K66 .C68 2016
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMCAS Library | DT650.K66 .C68 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CAS | A-11336 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
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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