Gesture and Power Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo

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. Conceiving of the body as the center of analys...

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Main Author: Covington-Ward, Yolanda (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC Duke University Press 2018
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