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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Covington-Ward, Yolanda, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politik
Macht
Körpersprache
Leiblichkeit
Kongo > Volk
Dance > Social aspects.
Body language.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Danse > Aspect social > Congo (Republique democratique)
Langage du corps > Congo (Republique democratique)
Kongo (Peuple d'Afrique) > Communication.
Dance > Social aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Body language > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kongo (African people) > Communication.
Demokratische Republik Kongo
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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