Gesture and Power: Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo

Gesture and Power: Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo Covington-Ward Yolanda Wydawca: Duke University Press Data wydania: 2015 ISBN: 9780822360360 Liczba stron: 304 Format: 229 x 152 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: In Gesture and Power Yolanda Covington-Ward examines the everyday embodied practices and performances of the BisiKongo people of the lower Congo to show how their gestures, dances, and spirituality are critical in mobilizing social and political action.