Kromanti dance
Kromanti dance or Kromanti play (capitalised to Kromanti Dance or Kromanti Play
The pure form of Kromanti dance is not one of those
Maroons viewed Kromanti dance as a form of metaphorical warfare, a protection on a spiritual level rather than a physical one.[6]
Rituals
The ritualistic aspects of Kromanti dance involves a "distinctive music and dance styles" which is "centered around possession by ancestral spirits."[7][1][2]
Some of the surviving elements derived from African tradition are Country, a music style that uses a
The Kromanti dance usually begins after nightfall and continues until daybreak. After several hours, the dance loses its recreational momentum and the chief "fete-man" (ritual specialist, similar to an African high priest) becomes possessed.[6]
See also
- Traditional African religion portal
Jamaica portal
Africa portal
References
- ^ ISBN 9781604736595 [1](Retrieved 4 April 2019)
- ^ Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, 55/1&2 (1981), p. 52-102
- ISBN 9780874368857, [2](Retrieved 4 April 2019)
- ISBN 9780807055120 [3](Retrieved 4 April 2019)
- ^ Bilby, Kenneth, Caribbean Crucible [in] Repercussion: A Celebration of African-American Music (ed. Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks), p. 130 [in] Academia.edu [4] (Retrieved 4 April 2019)
- ^ ISBN 9780252094330 [5](Retrieved 4 April 2019)
- ^ a b Bilby, Kenneth, Caribbean Crucible [in] Repercussion: A Celebration of African-American Music (ed. Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks), p. 132 [in] Academia.edu [6] (Retrieved 4 April 2019)
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