Gesture and Power: Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo
(Part of the Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People Series and Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People Series)
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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 analysis, a catalyst for social action, and as a conduit for the social construction of reality, Covington-Ward focuses on specific flash points in the last...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822360365
ISBN13:9780822360360
Release Date:December 2015
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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