Idioma:

The Cultural Politics of a Traditional Ceremony: Mutomboko and the Performance of History on the Luapula (Zambia)

Gordon, David M.

Comparative studies in society and history, 2004-01, Vol.46 (1), p.63-83 [Periódico revisado por pares]

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Texto completo disponível

Citações Citado por

Enviar para

Título:
The Cultural Politics of a Traditional Ceremony: Mutomboko and the Performance of History on the Luapula (Zambia)
Autor: Gordon, David M.
Assuntos: Africa ; Archives & records ; Celebrations ; Ceremonies ; Collective Memory ; Community development ; Cultural heritage ; Cultural history ; Cultural Identity ; Cultural tradition ; Culture ; Dance ; Ethnology ; Executive committees ; Festivals ; Historical analysis ; History ; Identity politics ; Lunda ; Memory ; National history ; National Identity ; Native peoples ; Oral history ; Oral tradition ; Performing History ; Political Culture ; Politics ; Postcolonialism ; Religion, magic, witchcraft ; Religions, beliefs, worships ; Rites & ceremonies ; Ritual ; Rituals ; Royalty ; Tradition ; Traditional dance ; Traditions ; Zambia
É parte de: Comparative studies in society and history, 2004-01, Vol.46 (1), p.63-83
Notas: ark:/67375/6GQ-2SCVZBN2-D
PII:S0010417504000040
istex:E312D21AAE83CA6B1A5481D6D63981A84075BA9C
ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
content type line 23
ObjectType-Article-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
Descrição: During the last week of July, the people of the lower Luapula Valley in northern Zambia gather in the village of Mwansabombwe to celebrate their Lunda traditions and their paramount, Mwata Kazembe. For days prior to the main event, pubs serve bottled beer, much of it imported from nearby Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to quench the thirst of guests who have arrived in the hot, dusty village; women from different village sections deliver pots of millet beer to Mwata Kazembe's palace; and the youth organize special sports competitions and cultural events. Toward the weekend when the main festivities are to take place provincial, and on occasion national political and military dignitaries dressed in their suits and ties arrive. On Saturday afternoon, following the performance of certain rituals in the morning, chiefs, headmen, state dignitaries, and the villagers crowd together in a stadium on the outskirts of Mwansabombwe. A dignitary delivers a speech that highlights the importance of culture and tradition for progress, development, and national well-being. Listening to the national leadership's calls for the preservation of these traditions are chiefs and headman, who appear in the traditional Lunda garb of long imikonso skirts (sing. umukonso), leather inshipo belts and ututasa crowns (sing. akatasa). After the speeches, on the instruction of Mwata Kazembe, selected aristocrats and members of the royal family dance. The day's events culminate in Mwata Kazembe performing the Lunda dance of conquest, the Mutomboko.
Editor: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Idioma: Inglês

Links

View record in Pascal Francis

Voltar para lista de resultados

Realização: Logos de Redes Sociais:

The Cultural Politics of a Traditional Ceremony: Mutomboko and the Performance of History on the Luapula (Zambia)

Gordon, David M.

New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Buscando em bases de dados remotas. Favor aguardar.