West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals : History, Memory, and Transnationalism /
Njoku, Raphael Chijioke,
West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals : History, Memory, and Transnationalism / Raphael Chijioke Njoku. - 1 online resource (300 pages). - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 88 1092-5228 ; . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Introduction -- On Origins of Masking: History, Memory, and Ritual Observances -- Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland -- Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c. 2500 BCE-1400 CE -- Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400-1800 -- Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas:Symbols and Meanings -- Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices -- Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms -- Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering.
Open Access
"A revisionist account of African masquerade carnivals in transnational context that offers readers a unique perspective on the connecting threads between African cultural trends and African American cultural artifacts"--
9781787447202
Masquerades.
Masks, African.
Manners and customs.
Carnival.
African diaspora.
HISTORY--General.--Africa
Africains--Pays etrangers.
Masques--Afrique.
Carnavals--Antilles.
Carnavals--Afrique occidentale.
Mascarades--Antilles.
Mascarades--Afrique occidentale.
African diaspora.
Masks, African.
Carnival--West Indies.
Carnival--Africa, West.
Masquerades--West Indies.
Masquerades--Africa, West.
West Indies.
West Africa.
Antilles--Moeurs et coutumes.
Afrique occidentale--Moeurs et coutumes.
West Indies--Social life and customs.
Africa, West--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals : History, Memory, and Transnationalism / Raphael Chijioke Njoku. - 1 online resource (300 pages). - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 88 1092-5228 ; . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Introduction -- On Origins of Masking: History, Memory, and Ritual Observances -- Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland -- Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c. 2500 BCE-1400 CE -- Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400-1800 -- Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas:Symbols and Meanings -- Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices -- Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms -- Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering.
Open Access
"A revisionist account of African masquerade carnivals in transnational context that offers readers a unique perspective on the connecting threads between African cultural trends and African American cultural artifacts"--
9781787447202
Masquerades.
Masks, African.
Manners and customs.
Carnival.
African diaspora.
HISTORY--General.--Africa
Africains--Pays etrangers.
Masques--Afrique.
Carnavals--Antilles.
Carnavals--Afrique occidentale.
Mascarades--Antilles.
Mascarades--Afrique occidentale.
African diaspora.
Masks, African.
Carnival--West Indies.
Carnival--Africa, West.
Masquerades--West Indies.
Masquerades--Africa, West.
West Indies.
West Africa.
Antilles--Moeurs et coutumes.
Afrique occidentale--Moeurs et coutumes.
West Indies--Social life and customs.
Africa, West--Social life and customs.
Electronic books.