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Dan Ge Performance

Dan Ge Performance Masks and Music in Contemporary Côte d'Ivoire - African Expressive Cultures

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Publisher's Synopsis

Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Côte d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance-and it can take on multiple roles simultaneously. He sees genu (pl.) dancing the latest dance steps, co-opting popular music, and acting in concert with Ivorian authorities to combat sorcery. Not only are the bounds of traditional performance stretched, but Ge performance becomes a strategy for helping the Dan to establish individual and community identity in a world that is becoming more religiously and ethnically diverse. Readers interested in all aspects of expressive culture in West Africa will find fascinating material in this rich and penetrating book.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253342706
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 793.3196668
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 508g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 23mm