F. Harding, Margaret Thompson Drewal
1993.4.1AFRICAN ARTS
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This 1992 article explores Yoruba ritual performance, examining theory and method, play transformation, ontological journey, self-establishment, and gender dynamics.
Abstract
List of Illustrations A Companion Video ReaderOs Road Map Acknowledgments 1. Theory and Method in the Study of Ritual Performance 2. Yoruba Play and the Tranformation of Ritual 3. The Ontological Journey 4. New Beginnings 5. Establishing the Self 6. Ritual Play about Play: Performing Miracles in Honor of the Ancestors 7. The Collective in Conflict, or, the Play of Personalities 8. From Militarism to Dandyism: The Shaping of Performance 9. Reinventing Ritual: The Imewuro Annual Rally 10. Gender Play Envoi Glossary Notes Sources Cited Index
Citation format
HARDING, F.; DREWAL, Margaret Thompson. Yoruba ritual: Performers, play, agency. AFRICAN ARTS, 1993, 26: 12.