Carnival at Luanda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8978699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Birmingham (University of Kent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-103 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002185370003601x |
| OpenAlex | W1868716976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 4 |
The tradition of carnival-type street festivals and competitive dance troupes appears to be an old one in Luanda. In 1620, at the end of the most serious round of slave wars in Angola's history, political allegory and mimicry were included in the street processions celebrating the canonization of Saint Francis Xavier. In the nineteenth century the Creole community regularly adapted its public ceremonials to the shifting political and religious climate. In the age of white settlement, during the middle decades of the twentieth century, ‘native’ dance troops were officially encouraged until their potential nationalism was discerned. After independence, government tried to revive carnival for its own ends and according to its own calendar of state ceremonial. At one level the carnival continued to exorcise the fear of authority among the powerless. At another the political dimension was eclipsed by the competitive rivalries of local communities seeking identity and prestige. The structures continued to use the old ritual patterns of leadership with kings, queens, commanders and soldiers. Economic influence continued to be wielded by the great fishing families who invested important resources into conspicuous clothing and ceremonial feasting as they had done for centuries. The spectators responded at many different levels of appreciation
Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Creole language · Dance · Ethnology · Independence (probability theory · Literature · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · History of Colonial Brazil · Law
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |