Journey of Song - Public Life and Morality in Cameroon

Informationen zum Autor Clare A. Ignatowski Klappentext Clare A. Ignatowski is a visiting scholar at the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania. Zusammenfassung Explores the vitality of gurna ritual in the context of village life and urban neighbourhoods. This book shows how Tupuri songs publicize scandals and provide an arena for social commentary on the challenges of modern life. It discusses the creative and communal process by which local livelihoods and identities are validated in dance and song. Inhaltsverzeichnis 3747

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• Authors: Clare A Ignatowski, Clare A. Ignatowski, Ignatowski Clare a
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2006
• EAN: 9780253217943
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21794-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology