Covington-Ward, Yolanda,   1979- <br/><br/>
Gesture and Power :   religion, nationalism, and everyday performan ce in Congo / 
Yolanda Covington-Ward. 
 - xi, 287 pages :   illustrations, map ;   24 cm. 
 - The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people .
 - Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>Neither native nor stranger : places, encounters, prophecies -- "A w ar between soldiers and prophets" : embodied resistance in colonial Bel gian Congo, 1921 -- Threatening gestures, immoral bodies : Kingunza aft er Kimbangu -- Dancing with the invisible : everyday performances under Mobutu Sese Seko -- Dancing disorder in Mobutu's Zaire : animation pol itique and gendered nationalisms -- Bundu dia Kongo and embodied revolu tions : performing Kongo pride -- Transforming modern society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822360209 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780822360360 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015-020742 
<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>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394