TY  - BOOK
AU  - Willis,John Thabiti
TI  - Masquerading politics: kinship, gender, and ethnicity in a Yoruba town 
T2  - African expressive cultures
SN  - 9780253031457
AV  - DT515.45.Y67 W55 2018
U1  - 305.896333 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Bloomington, Indiana
PB  - Indiana University Press
KW  - Yoruba (African people)
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Otta
KW  - History
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Masks, Yoruba
KW  - Masquerades
KW  - Egúngún (Cult)
KW  - Gelede (Yoruba rite)
KW  - Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique)
KW  - Rites et cérémonies
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
KW  - fast
KW  - Otta (Nigeria)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; The early history of Otta and the origins of Egungun and Gelede --; "Children" and "wives" in the politics of the Oyo empire during the era of the Atlantic slave trade --; The emergence of new warriors, wards, and masquerades : the Otta kingdom during the era of imperial collapse --; "A thing to govern the town" : gendered masquerades and the politics of the chiefs and the monarchy in the rebuilding of a town, 1848-1859 --; Wives, warriors, and masks: kinship, gender, and ethnicity in Otta, 1871-1928 --; Conclusion : Egungun and Gelede at Otta today
N2  - In West Africa, especially among Yoruba people, masquerades have the power to kill enemies, appoint kings, and grant fertility. John Thabiti Willis takes a close look at masquerade traditions in the Yoruba town of Otta, exploring transformations in performers, performances, and the institutional structures in which masquerade was used to reveal ongoing changes in notions of gender, kinship, and ethnic identity. As Willis focuses on performers and spectators, he reveals a history of masquerade that is rich and complex. His research offers a more nuanced understanding of performance practices in Africa and their role in forging alliances, consolidating state power, incorporating immigrants, executing criminals, and projecting individual and group power on both sides of the Afro-Atlantic world.--Publisher's summary
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