Tribute to the Ancestors”
Ritual Performance and Same-Gender-Loving Men of African Descent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12370331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Myron M Beasley (University of Battambang, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 433-457 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Text and Performance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-2937 • E-ISSN: 1479-5760 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10462930802352045 |
| OpenAlex | W2114108759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
This essay explores the ritual performance of the “Tribute to the Ancestors.” Specifically this ethnographic essay situates the “Tribute to the Ancestors,” a ritual of death and loss by a community of same-gender-loving men of African descent, as an experimental practice that reveal both transformative powers and social tensions in contemporary society relating to the black gay male body
African descent · Art history · Descent (aeronautics · Ethnography · Genealogy · Geography · Sociology · Transformative learning · Tribute · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |