Publication
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
ISBN
9781580469845
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https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/37344
CONTENTS
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 On Origins of Masking: History, Memory, and Ritual Observances
2 Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland
3 Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c. 2500 BCE – 1400 CE
4 Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400 - 1800
5 Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas: Symbols and Meanings
6 Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices
7 Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms
8 Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering
9 Notes
10 Bibliography
CONTENTS
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 On Origins of Masking: History, Memory, and Ritual Observances
2 Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland
3 Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c. 2500 BCE – 1400 CE
4 Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400 - 1800
5 Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas: Symbols and Meanings
6 Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices
7 Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms
8 Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering
9 Notes
10 Bibliography