West African Masking Traditions and Diaspora Masquerade Carnivals : History, Memory, and Transnationalism / / Raphael Chijioke Njoku.
"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"--
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rochester, NY : : University of Rochester Press,, 2020. ©2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;
v. 88. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.