History dances : chronicling the history of traditional Mandinka dance
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History dances : chronicling the history of traditional Mandinka dance
(Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies)
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The field of history is founded on the interrogation of written documents from the past. However, culture is the center of life in Africa. As a result, in the past - and to a degree in the present - the process for documenting events in Africa was not written, it was performed. History Dances: Chronicling the History of Traditional Mandinka Dance argues that a wealth of information is housed within traditional Mandinka dance and, consequently, the dances can be used as an African-derived primary source for writing African history. Ofosuwa M. Abiola highlights the overall value of studying Mandinka dance history specifically, and African dance history generally, as well as addressing the issue of scarcity with regard to primary sources for writing African history.
History Dances proves to be a vital read for both undergraduate students and scholars in the fields of dance history, African history, performance studies, and cultural anthropology.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Manjani, Dance of the Initiate. Part I Lamban, Dance of the Jali: Mandinka History and the Origin of Dance Systems. Chapter 1 Mande and the Emergence of a Distinct Cultural System. Part II Kankouran, Dance of the Masquerade: The Particulars of Mandinka Dance. Chapter 2 Form and Mandinka Dance Movements. Chapter 3 Deciphering Mandinka Dance System. Chapter 4 Mandinka Dance: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Part III Dundunba, Strength and Endurance: Historical Cataclysms and Dance Survivals. Chapter 5 Slavery in Africa and its Influence on Dance Systems. Chapter 6 Foreign Religions, Colonialism, Modernity, and Dance. Part IV Sofa, Warrior Dance: Mandinka Dance and Cultural Decolonization. Chapter 7 Fodeba, Toure, Identity, and Dance. Conclusion: Soli, Rite of Passage
- Where Do We Go From Here? Glossary of Terms. Index.
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