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The sublime dance of Mende politics: An African aesthetic of charismatic power.
- Source :
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American Ethnologist . Nov98, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p563. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Clarifies role of aesthetics in the structure of power among the Mende people of Sierra Leone in Africa. Dimension of power evident in the dialectic of visible effects caused by hidden means; Analysis of the dialectic through a cultural analogy of dance and politics; Issues on the relationship between aesthetics and agency in the Mendes' political system.
- Subjects :
- *AFRICAN aesthetics
*MENDE (African people)
SIERRA Leonean social conditions
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00940496
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Ethnologist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1487212
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.1998.25.4.563