History Dances: Chronicling the History of Traditional Mandinka Dance

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Manjani, Dance of the Initiate
• Part I Lamban, Dance of the Jali: Mandinka History and the Origin of Dance Systems
• 1 Mande and the Emergence of a Distinct Cultural System
• Part II Kankouran, Dance of the Masquerade: The Particulars of Mandinka Dance
• 2 Form and Mandinka Dance Movements
• 3 Deciphering Mandinka Dance Systems
• 4 Mandinka Dance: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
• Part III Dundunba, Strength and Endurance: Historical Cataclysms and Dance Survivals
• 5 Slavery in Africa and its Influence on Dance Systems
• 6 Foreign Religions, Colonialism, Modernity, and Dance
• Part IV Sofa, Warrior Dance: Mandinka Dance and Cultural Decolonization
• 7 Fodeba, Toure, Identity, and Dance
• Conclusion: Soli, Rite of Passage: Where Do We Go From Here?
• Glossary of Terms
• Index