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The Resource In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique, Paolo Israel

In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique, Paolo Israel

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Summary
The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozambique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Based on field research spanning seven years, this study shows how mapiko has undergone continuous reinvention by visionary individuals, has diversified into genres with broad generational appeal, and has enacted historical events a
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (349 pages)
Contents
  • Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Language; Introduction: Rhythms of Change; Part One: Directions; 1: The War of Sexes; 2: Passage, Secrecy, Rivalry; Part Two: Cosmopolitanism (1917-62); 3: Meat Is Meat; 4: Masters of Play; 5: Lowland Nights; 6: Migrant Tunes; Part Three: Revolution (1962-92); 7: Ten Years of War; 8: Youth Power; 9: Faceless Spirits; Part Four: After Socialism (1992-2009); 10: Don't Go Astray; 11: Puppets and Machetes; Epilogue: Resurrections; Notes; Glossary of Shimakonde Terms; Mapiko Genres and Other Dance Genres; Makonde Drums and Other Musical Instruments
Isbn
9780821420881
Instance
Label
In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique
Title
In Step with the times
Title remainder
mapiko masquerades of Mozambique
Statement of responsibility
Paolo Israel
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozambique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Based on field research spanning seven years, this study shows how mapiko has undergone continuous reinvention by visionary individuals, has diversified into genres with broad generational appeal, and has enacted historical events a
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Israel, Paolo
Dewey number
  • 394
  • 394/.3
Index
index present
LC call number
PN3000.M85
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
New African Histories
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  • Mapiko (Dance drama)
  • Masks, Makonde
  • Makonde (African people)
  • Makonde (African people)
  • Mozambique
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Manners and customs
  • Mapiko (Dance drama)
  • Masks, Makonde
  • Mozambique
Label
In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique, Paolo Israel
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Language; Introduction: Rhythms of Change; Part One: Directions; 1: The War of Sexes; 2: Passage, Secrecy, Rivalry; Part Two: Cosmopolitanism (1917-62); 3: Meat Is Meat; 4: Masters of Play; 5: Lowland Nights; 6: Migrant Tunes; Part Three: Revolution (1962-92); 7: Ten Years of War; 8: Youth Power; 9: Faceless Spirits; Part Four: After Socialism (1992-2009); 10: Don't Go Astray; 11: Puppets and Machetes; Epilogue: Resurrections; Notes; Glossary of Shimakonde Terms; Mapiko Genres and Other Dance Genres; Makonde Drums and Other Musical Instruments
Control code
884016967
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (349 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780821420881
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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1743722
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)884016967
Label
In Step with the times : mapiko masquerades of Mozambique, Paolo Israel
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Language; Introduction: Rhythms of Change; Part One: Directions; 1: The War of Sexes; 2: Passage, Secrecy, Rivalry; Part Two: Cosmopolitanism (1917-62); 3: Meat Is Meat; 4: Masters of Play; 5: Lowland Nights; 6: Migrant Tunes; Part Three: Revolution (1962-92); 7: Ten Years of War; 8: Youth Power; 9: Faceless Spirits; Part Four: After Socialism (1992-2009); 10: Don't Go Astray; 11: Puppets and Machetes; Epilogue: Resurrections; Notes; Glossary of Shimakonde Terms; Mapiko Genres and Other Dance Genres; Makonde Drums and Other Musical Instruments
Control code
884016967
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (349 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780821420881
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
1743722
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)884016967

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