UID:
almafu_9959237406102883
Format:
1 online resource (329 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786611958701
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1-281-95870-0
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0-253-00041-6
Series Statement:
African expressive cultures
Content:
In A Bird Dance Near Saturday City, Patrick McNaughton carefully considers the components of a bird dance masquerade, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction: An explosion of art at Dogoduman -- The performance -- How to view a bird dance -- Sidi Ballo at Dogoduman -- A closer look at Sidi Ballo -- Individuals intertwined -- Sidi Ballo's aesthetic milieu -- Form reconsidered in Mande light -- A Mande aesthetic profile -- An aesthetic of affect -- Expanding the beholder's share -- An atmosphere for Sidi Ballo's bird dance -- Conclusion: Bird masquerading is alive and well.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-253-35148-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-253-21984-1
Language:
English
