02823nam 2200661 450 991045344870332120200520144314.00-8108-9280-4(CKB)2550000001179347(EBL)1584893(SSID)ssj0001080603(PQKBManifestationID)12427166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001080603(PQKBWorkID)11069108(PQKB)10346636(MiAaPQ)EBC1584893(Au-PeEL)EBL1584893(CaPaEBR)ebr10822713(CaONFJC)MIL559486(OCoLC)867049874(EXLCZ)99255000000117934720140114d2014 uy dengur|n|---|||||txtccrMyth performance in the African diasporas ritual, theatre, and dance /Benita Brown, Dannabang Kuwabong, and Christopher OlsenLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :The Scarecrow Press, Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (174 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8108-9279-0 1-306-28235-7 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Re-visionary History as Myth Performance; 2 The Òrìsạ̀ Paradigm; 3 Performative Body Language in Suzan-Lori Parks's Venus and Lynn Nottage's Ruined; 4 The Codification of Soul in African-Derived Dance Culture; 5 Of Rebels, Tricksters, and Supernatural Beings; 6 Of Princesses and Queens; Conclusion; Index; About the AuthorsThis book examines the concept and practice of myth performance in African Diaspora dramas and dances. These six essays chart a new path that enriches and enhances the understanding of African diaspora myth performance in literary and diaspora studies.DramaBlack authorsHistory and criticismMythology, African, in literatureEnglish literatureAfrican influencesDance, BlackHistory and criticismAfricaInfluenceElectronic books.DramaBlack authorsHistory and criticism.Mythology, African, in literature.English literatureAfrican influences.Dance, BlackHistory and criticism.812.0080896Brown Benita1050248Kuwabong Dannabang1955-1050249Olsen Christopher1952-1050250MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453448703321Myth performance in the African diasporas2479894UNINA