A Hybrid Performance: East African Spirit Possession and Sri Lankan Manhas

The encounter of people from across the Indian Ocean was spurred by the growth of trade leading to colonisation. Enslaved Africans fell victim to the slave trade but held onto their cultural memories and religious practices. I theorise on the religious and spiritual aspects of the musical practices...

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Main Author: Jayasuriya, Shihan de S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-111
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sri Lanka / Africans / Slavery / Diaspora (Social sciences) / Spiritual music / Identity
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BB Indigenous religions
KBM Asia
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RD Hymnology
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:The encounter of people from across the Indian Ocean was spurred by the growth of trade leading to colonisation. Enslaved Africans fell victim to the slave trade but held onto their cultural memories and religious practices. I theorise on the religious and spiritual aspects of the musical practices of an Afro-Sri Lankan community.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions