A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / / Patrick R. McNaughton
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| Autore: |
McNaughton Patrick R
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| Titolo: |
A bird dance near Saturday City : Sidi Ballo and the art of West African masquerade / / Patrick R. McNaughton
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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.: | 9910807140403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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African expressive cultures.