Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria

Chadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emo...

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Main Author: Umar Danfulani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1996-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67222