Land Of The Flying Masks
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Land Of The Flying Masks
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Author : Thomas G. B. Wheelock
language : en
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Land Of The Flying Masks written by Thomas G. B. Wheelock and has been published by Prestel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
A renowned collector presents his treasure trove of works of art from Burkina Faso, home to some of Africa's most artistically prolific ethnic people.
The Land Of Masks
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Author : Frank Biggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-21
The Land Of Masks written by Frank Biggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-21 with categories.
Two little boys visit the Land of Masks with their friends, 38 ostriches.
World Dance Cultures
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Author : Patricia Leigh Beaman
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-09-20
World Dance Cultures written by Patricia Leigh Beaman and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-20 with Performing Arts categories.
From healing, fertility, and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, the updated and revised second edition of World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms and their cultures, which are practiced around the world. This highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts taking in India, Bali, Java, Cambodia, China, Japan, Hawai‘i, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Africa, Türkiye, Spain, Native America, South America, and the Caribbean, with this second edition adding new chapters on the Pacific Islands, Southern Africa, France, and Cuba. Each chapter covers a certain region’s distinctive dances, pinpoints key issues and trends from the form’s development to its modern iteration, and offers a wealth of study features including: • Spotlights zooming in on key details of a dance form’s cultural, historical, and religious contexts • Explorations—first-hand descriptions by famous dancers and ethnographers, excerpts from anthropological fieldwork, or historical writings on the form • Think About—provocations to encourage critical analysis of dance forms and the ways in which they’re understood • Discussion Questions—starting points for group work, classroom seminars, or individual study. Offering a comprehensive overview of each dance form covered with over 100 full color photos, World Dance Cultures is an essential introductory resource for students and instructors alike.
Choice
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Choice written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Academic libraries categories.
Masquerades In African Society
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Author : Walter E. A. Van Beek
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2023-10-17
Masquerades In African Society written by Walter E. A. Van Beek and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with Art categories.
Explores the dynamics of African masquerades and mask performances on the continent, linking performative expressions to societal characteristics. What is the meaning of masks and masquerades in African traditions and how can we understand their role in rituals and performances? Why do we find masks in some African regions and not in others, and what does this 'mask habitat' say about the general dynamics of masquerades in Africa? Though masks are among the most famous art icons of Africa, exploration of their uses and the way in which they articulate social characteristics of African societies has been underexamined. This book takes an anthropological perspective on the phenomenon of masquerades on the African continent to show how mask rituals are an integral part of African indigenous religions and societies, and are informed by and linked to specific types of social and ecological conditions. Having established the commonalities of mask rituals and a mask typology, the authors look at the varieties of mask performances and the types of rituals in which masks function in rites of passage and in rituals of gender, power, and identity. The following chapters focus on different types of rituals featuring masks, from initiation and death ceremonies to secrecy, kingship, law and war. With its broad examination of the use of masks on the continent, from Angola to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, this well illustrated book will stand as an authoritative study of the use of masks, of interest not only to those in African Studies but to anthropologists and ethnographers worldwide.
The Palgrave Handbook Of African Oral Traditions And Folklore
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Author : Akintunde Akinyemi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-03-05
The Palgrave Handbook Of African Oral Traditions And Folklore written by Akintunde Akinyemi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with Social Science categories.
This handbook offers the most comprehensive, analytic, and multidisciplinary study of oral traditions and folklore in Africa and the African Diaspora to date. Preeminent scholars Akintunde Akinyemi and Toyin Falola assemble a team of leading and rising stars across African Studies research to retrieve and renew the scholarship of oral traditions and folklore in Africa and the Diaspora just as critical concerns about their survival are pushed to the forefront of the field. With five sections on the central themes within orality and folklore – including engagement ranging from popular culture to technology, methods to pedagogy – this handbook is an indispensable resource to scholars, students, and practitioners of oral traditions and folklore preservation alike. This definitive reference is the first to provide detailed, systematic discussion, and up-to-date analysis of African oral traditions and folklore.
Flying Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958-10
Flying Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958-10 with categories.
Soldiers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Soldiers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Soldiers categories.
Flying Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959-02
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Avian Flight
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Author : John J. Videler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-08-10
Avian Flight written by John J. Videler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-10 with Science categories.
Avian Flight covers all the main aspects of aerial locomotion by birds including sections on the history of thinking about bird flight, aerodynamics, functional morphology, evolution, kinematics, physiology, energetics and the cost of flight. The subject is complex and still not yet fully understood, and the author argues a convincing case for rethinking or even abandoning some of the old, well-established concepts.