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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2019]
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| 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
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions KBM Asia KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RD Hymnology |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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