Body-Devotion
the performative, cultural and spiritual character of the Dan mask in Rotimi Fani-Kayode
Keywords:
Ritual, Dan People, Culture, SpiritualityAbstract
This article examines Rotimi Fani-Kayode's work, Dan Mask (1989), to develop an investigative path into the political, cultural, and spiritual significance of the use of the Dan mask, as well as the performative character that defines the entire manifestation of the Ge spirit. The research deepens the understanding of the ritualistic intentionality behind the various purposes of the mask in Dan culture and the gender implications that permeate its functionality.
References
ELLIS, Stephen. The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and Religious Dimension of an African Civil War, Londres: Hurst & Company, 1999.
LITTLE, KENNETH. The Political Function of the Poro. Part 1. Africa: Journal of the international African Institute, v. 35, n.4, 1965. Disponível em:< https://www.jstor.org/stable/1157659?origin=JSTOR-pdf >. Acesso em: dez de 2024.
MARTINS, Leda Maria. Performances do tempo espiralar: Poéticas do corpo-tela. Brasil: Cobogó, 2021.
MEYER, Laure. African Forms: Art and Rituals. EUA: Assouline Publishing. 2001.
MOTTA, Aline. A água é uma máquina do tempo. Brasil: Círculo de Poemas. 2022.
NEWTON, Douglas; JONES, Julie; EZRA, Kate.The Metropolitan Museum of Art:The Pacific Islands.Africa and the Americas. Estados Unidos: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1989.
NOOTER, Mary H.; ABIMBOLA, Wande. Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals. EUA: Museum for African Art, 1993.
REED, Daniel B. Ambiguous agency: Dan/Mau stilt performance as ontology in Côte d’ Ivoire and the US, Africa, v. 88, n. 4, p 802-823, 2018. Disponível em: < https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/africa/article/ambiguous-agency-danmau-stilt-mask-spirit-performance-as-ontology-in-cote-divoire-and-the-us/86E066CC9280959A92F7F3502A109F98 >. Acesso em: dez de 2024.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Revista EncanteriasPolítica de Acesso Livre
Esta revista oferece acesso livre imediato ao seu conteúdo, seguindo o princípio de que disponibilizar gratuitamente o conhecimento científico ao público proporciona maior democratização mundial do conhecimento.
