In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique /

The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozambique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masqueradi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Israel, Paolo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Colección:New African histories series.
Temas:
1900-1999
Mapiko (Dance drama) > History > 20th century.
Masks, Makonde > History > 20th century.
Makonde (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Makonde (African people) > Social life and customs.
Makondé (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies.
Makondé (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Manners and customs.
Mapiko (Dance drama)
Masks, Makonde.
Mozambique > Social life and customs.
Mozambique.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Language; Introduction: Rhythms of Change; Part One: Directions; 1: The War of Sexes; 2: Passage, Secrecy, Rivalry; Part Two: Cosmopolitanism (1917-62); 3: Meat Is Meat; 4: Masters of Play; 5: Lowland Nights; 6: Migrant Tunes; Part Three: Revolution (1962-92); 7: Ten Years of War; 8: Youth Power; 9: Faceless Spirits; Part Four: After Socialism (1992-2009); 10: Don't Go Astray; 11: Puppets and Machetes; Epilogue: Resurrections; Notes; Glossary of Shimakonde Terms; Mapiko Genres and Other Dance Genres; Makonde Drums and Other Musical Instruments.

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