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Performing Africa /

The jali--a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers--is a charismatic but contradictory figure. He is at once the repository of his people's history, the voice of contemporary political authority, the inspiration for African American dreams of an African homeland, and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ebron, Paulla A., 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002.
Colección:Anthropology online.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Where and when I enter
  • Performing Africa
  • pt. 1 Representations/performances.
  • Music: Europe and Africa
  • Performances
  • pt. 2 Professional dreams.
  • Curators of tradition
  • Personalistic economy
  • Interview encounters: the performance of profession
  • pt. 3 Culture as commodity.
  • Travel stories
  • Tourists as pilgrims.