Covington-Ward, Yolanda,  1979- <br/><br/>
Gesture and power :  religion, nationalism, and everyday performance in Congo / 
Yolanda Covington-Ward. 
 - 1 online resource (300 pages) :  illustrations, maps. 
 - The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people .
 - Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Neither native nor stranger : places, encounters, prophecies -- "A war between soldiers and prophets" : embodied resistance in colonial Belgian Congo, 1921 -- Threatening gestures, immoral bodies : Kingunza after Kimbangu -- Dancing with the invisible : everyday performances under Mobutu Sese Seko -- Dancing disorder in Mobutu's Zaire : animation politique and gendered nationalisms -- Bundu dia Kongo and embodied revolutions : performing Kongo pride -- Transforming modern society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822374848 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kongo (African people)--Communication.<br/>Body language--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Dance--Social aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT650.K66  / C68 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394