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History dances : chronicling the history of traditional Mandinka dance
- Title
- History dances : chronicling the history of traditional Mandinka dance / Ofosuwa M. Abiola.
- Author
- Abiola, Ofosuwa M.
- Publication
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 156 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies
- Uniform Title
- Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Manjani, dance of the initiate -- Lamban, dance of the Jali : Mandinka history and the origin of dance systems -- Mande and the emergence of a distinct cultural system -- Kankouran, dance of the masquerade : the particulars of Mandinka dance -- Form and Mandinka dance movements -- Deciphering Mandinka dance systems -- Mandinka dance : yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Dundunba, strength and endurance : historical cataclysms and dance survivals -- Slavery in Africa and its influence on dance systems -- Foreign religions, colonialism, modernity, and dance -- Sofa, warrior dance : Mandinka dance and cultural decolonization -- Fodéba, Touré, identity, and dance -- Conclusion: Soli, rite of passage; where do we go from here?
- Call Number
- Sc E 19-1366
- ISBN
- 9781138369344
- 1138369349
- 9780429428722
- 0429428723
- LCCN
- 2018035218
- 40028784291
- OCLC
- 1049577400
- Author
- Abiola, Ofosuwa M., author.
- Title
- History dances : chronicling the history of traditional Mandinka dance / Ofosuwa M. Abiola.
- Publisher
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Routledge advances in theatre and performance studiesRoutledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028784291
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 19-1366*MGS (African) 19-2545