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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square Kongo dances and the origins of the Mardi Gras Indians

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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square : Kongo dances and the origins of the Mardi Gras Indians

Autor: Dewulf, Jeroen
Ort, Verlag, Jahr: Lafayette, LA, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2017
Umfang: xx, 242 Seiten
ISBN/ISSN/ISMN 9781935754961
Schlagwortketten: Louisiana / Westindien / Königreich Kongo / Mardi Gras / Tanz / Brauch

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Autor:Dewulf, Jeroen
Titel:From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square
Untertitel:Kongo dances and the origins of the Mardi Gras Indians
Von:Jeroen Dewulf
Ort:Lafayette, LA
Verlag:University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press
Jahr:2017
Umfang:xx, 242 Seiten
Illustrationsangabe:Illustrationen
Format:23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/ISMN:9781935754961
Anmerkungen:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-233) and index
Zusammenfassung:"This book presents a provocatively new interpretation of one of New Orleans's most enigmatic traditions...the Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf traces the 'black Indians' back to the ancient Kingdom of Kongo and its war dance known as sangamento. He shows that good warriors in the Kongo kingdom were per definition also good dancers, masters of a technique of dodging, spinning, and leaping that was crucial in local warfare. Enslaved Kongolese brought the rhythm, dancing moves, and feathered headwear of sangamentos to the Americas in performances that came to be known as 'Kongo dances.' By comparing Kongo dances on the African island of São Tomé with those in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Louisiana, Dewulf demonstrates that the dances in New Orleans's Congo Square were part of a much broader Kongolese performance tradition. He links that to Afro-Catholic mutual-aid societies that honored their elected community leaders or 'kings' with Kongo dances. While the public rituals of these brotherhoods originally thrived in the context of Catholic procession culture around Epiphany and Corpus Christi, they transitioned to carnival as a result of growing orthodoxy within the Church. Dewulf's groundbreaking research suggests a much greater impact of Kongolese traditions and of popular Catholicism on the development of African American cultural heritage and identity. His conclusions force us to radically rethink the traditional narrative on the Mardi Gras Indians, the kings of Zulu, and the origins of black participation in Mardi Gras celebrations"...Provided by publisher
Systematik:LB 62610
BV-Nummer:BV044646136