Dan Ge Performance - Masks and Music in Contemporary Cote d'Ivoire

Readers interested in all aspects of expressive culture in West Africa will find fascinating material in this rich and penetrating book.

List of contents

Preliminary Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Notes on Language

Cast of Characters

Introduction: Talking about Ge

1. On the Road to Man

2. Coexistence, Cooperation, and Conflict in the City of 18 Mountains

3. "When a rooster goes for a walk, he does not forget his house": "The Tradition" and Identity in a Diversifying Context

4. What is Ge?

5. Manifesting Ge in Song

6. Drums as Instruments of Social and Religious Action

7. Gedro at Guehave

8. Gegbade at Yokoboue

9. Pathways of Communication and Transformation

Glossary

Notes

References

Index

About the author

Daniel B. Reed

Summary

Reveals mask performance as an expression of individual and community identity.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel B Reed, Daniel B. Reed, Reed Daniel B
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2003
• EAN: 9780253216120
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21612-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 231 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 382 g
• Illustrations: 41 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)