From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square

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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square

Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians

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Jeroen Dewulf

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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians presents a provocatively new interpretation of one of New Orleans's most enigmatic traditionsthe Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf traces the "black Indians" back to the ancient Kingdom of Kongo and its war dance known as sangamento. Enslaved Kongolese brought the rhythm, dancing moves, and feathered headwear of sangamentos to the Americas in performances that came to be known as "Kongo dances."

Author Biography:

Jeroen Dewulf is associate professor and director of the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, he was distinguished by the Hellman Family Faculty Fund as one of the "Best of Berkeley Researchers" and in 2012 he won the Robert O. Collins Award in African Studies as well as the American Cultures Innovation in Teaching Award. In 2014, he was distinguished with the Hendricks Award of the New Netherland Institute for his research on the early slave community on Manhattan. In 2015, he received the Louisiana Historical Association's President's Memorial Award for his research on the Mardi Gras Indians.

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October 3rd, 2017

Author

Jeroen Dewulf

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General (US: Trade)

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152x226x20

ISBN-13

9781935754961

Product ID

27259646

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