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Book/Printed Material Gesture and Power : religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo

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Title

  • Gesture and Power : religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo

Names

  • Covington-Ward, Yolanda, 1979- author

Created / Published

  • Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.

Contents

  • Neither native nor stranger : places, encounters, prophecies -- "A war between soldiers and prophets" : embodied resistance in colonial Belgian Congo, 1921 -- Threatening gestures, immoral bodies : Kingunza after Kimbangu -- Dancing with the invisible : everyday performances under Mobutu Sese Seko -- Dancing disorder in Mobutu's Zaire : animation politique and gendered nationalisms -- Bundu dia Kongo and embodied revolutions : performing Kongo pride -- Transforming modern society.

Headings

  • -  Body language--Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • -  Dance--Social aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • -  Kongo (African people)--Communication

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xi, 287 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DT650.K66

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019668025

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Covington-Ward, Yolanda, Author. Gesture and Power: religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019668025/.

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Covington-Ward, Y. (2016) Gesture and Power: religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo. Durham: Duke University Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019668025/.

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Covington-Ward, Yolanda, Author. Gesture and Power: religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019668025/>.