Gesture and Power : religion, nationalism, and everyday performan ce in Congo - Covington-Ward, Yolanda, 1979- (Durham : Duke University Press, 2016)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
Keywords: Kongo (African people) -- Communication; Body language -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Dance -- Social aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic)