Table of Contents

Introduction Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering Aspects of Society and Culture in the Biafra Hinterland Bantu Migrations and Cultural Transnationalism in the Ancient Global Age, c.2500 BCE-1400 CE Bight of Biafra, Slavery, and Diasporic Africa in the Modern Global Age, 1400-1800 Igbo Masquerade Dances in the African Diasporas: Symbols and Meanings Unmasking the Masquerade: Counterideologies and Contemporary Practices Idioms of Religion, Music, Dance, and African Art Forms Memory and Masquerade Narratives: The Art of Remembering

About the Author

RAPHAEL CHIJIOKE NJOKU is professor of history at Idaho State University.

Reviews

Raphael Chijioke Njoku's study of West African masking forms and their impact in the Americas is a welcome exploration of the history and function of body-mask performances in the context of African initiation societies and their adaptation into Caribbean carnival events and initiation groups, like the Abakua of Cuba. -- Ivor Miller * H-Africa *