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Rahier, Jean Muteba, 1959-

Kings for Three Days The Play of Race and Gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian Festival / [Recurso electrónico] : Jean Muteba Rahier. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2013 - 1 online resource (xii, 197 pages :) illustrations ; - Interpretations of culture in the new millennium . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.

Setting up the stage : contextualizing the Afro-Esmeraldian festival of the kings -- The village of Santo Domingo de Onzole and the period of preparation of the festival of the kings : the centrality of sexual dichotomy and role reversal -- The festival of the kings in Santo Domingo de Onzole -- The festival of the kings in La Tola -- Race, sexuality, and gender as they relate to the festival of the kings -- Performances and contexts of the play in January 2003 -- Conclusion : from the centrality of place in Esmeraldian ethnography to theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of festivities -- Glossary of Esmeraldian Spanish terms.

Libro Electrónico

ISBN: 9780252094729

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sex role--Ecuador--Esmeraldas (Province)
Epiphany--Ecuador--Esmeraldas (Province)
Blacks--Race identity--Ecuador--Esmeraldas (Province)
Blacks--Rites and ceremonies.--Ecuador--Esmeraldas (Province)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Esmeraldas (Ecuador : Province)--Social life and customs.
Esmeraldas (Ecuador : Province)--Race relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F3741.E6 / R34 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 305.8009866/35