Dan GE Performance: Masks and Music in Contemporary Côte d'Ivoire

by Daniel B. Reed

Book Overview

Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of C te d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance--and it can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216125
• ISBN13: 9780253216120
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher