Gesture and power : : religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo / / Yolanda Covington-Ward.

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.

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Superior document:The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
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Place / Publishing House:Durham : : Duke University Press,, [2016]
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people.
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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