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Autore: | McNaughton Patrick R |
Titolo: | A bird dance near Saturday City [[electronic resource] ] : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / / Patrick R. McNaughton |
Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.896/345 |
Soggetto topico: | Mandingo (African people) - Africa, West - Social life and customs |
Folk dancing, Mandingo - Africa, West | |
Soggetto geografico: | Africa, West Social life and customs |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-287) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: An explosion of art at Dogoduman -- The performance -- How to view a bird dance -- Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman -- A closer look at Sidi Ballo -- Individuals intertwined -- Sidi Ballo's aesthetic milieu -- Form reconsidered in Mande light -- A Mande aesthetic profile -- An aesthetic of affect -- Expanding the beholder's share -- An atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's bird dance -- Conclusion: Bird masquerading is alive and well. |
Sommario/riassunto: | In A Bird Dance Near Saturday City, Patrick McNaughton carefully considers the components of a bird dance masquerade, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A bird dance near Saturday City |
ISBN: | 9786611958701 |
1-281-95870-0 | |
0-253-00041-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910782792903321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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