Journey of song [[electronic resource] ] : public life and morality in Cameroon / / Clare A. Ignatowski

• Autore: Ignatowski Clare A
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896/361
• Soggetto topico: Tupuri (African people) - Cameroon - Social life and customs
• Soggetto geografico: Cameroon Social conditions 1960-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Maïtené's modern life : song as negotiation of public morality -- "Better than family, better than girls" : the Tupuri Gurna Society -- Defying the modern : play of identities in Gurna dance exhortation ([b,hooked][o]'ge f[o]g[e]) -- "Telephone of the dance" : circulation of Gurna song discourse -- "Rise up, gather like storm clouds" : poetics of Gurna song (si[ng] gurna) -- "I become your boy" : power, legitimacy and magic in song composition -- Staging conflict through insult : competing systems of justice -- Multipartyism and nostalgia for the unified past : discourses of democracy in Gurna politics -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: During the long dry season, Tupuri men and women in northern Cameroon gather in gurna camps outside their villages to learn the songs that will be performed at widely attended celebrations to honor the year's dead. The gurna provides a space for them to join together in solidarity to care for their cattle, fatten their bodies, and share local stories. But why does the gurna remain meaningful in the modern nation-state of Cameroon? In Journey of Song, Clare A. Ignatowski explores the vitality of gurna
• Titolo autorizzato: Journey of song
• ISBN: 9786612072604; 1-282-07260-9; 0-253-11159-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457585403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African expressive cultures.