Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria
Chadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emo...
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| description | Chadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emotions that are deeply buried in the religious consciousness of the people. This article intends to provide a vivid description of some of these festivals, particularly those of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c89c783d0644be78fa6da08f90fc7562022-12-21T22:10:07ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371996-01-011610.30674/scripta.67222Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in NigeriaUmar Danfulani0University of JosChadic-speakers perform annual festivals of the ancestors, kok nji; cropping kop; harvesting, dyip and hunting kwat, which are usually accompanied by dancing, singing and other numerous rites and rituals. These ritual dramas symbolically and overtly express the religious experience, feelings and emotions that are deeply buried in the religious consciousness of the people. This article intends to provide a vivid description of some of these festivals, particularly those of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul.https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67222Dance, ReligiousRitualFestivalsAncestor worshipExperience (Religion)Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Umar Danfulani Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis Dance, Religious Ritual Festivals Ancestor worship Experience (Religion) Nigeria |
| title | Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria |
| title_full | Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria |
| title_short | Rituals as Dance and Dance as Rituals. The Drama of Kok Nji and Other Festivals in the Religious Experience of the Ngas, Mupun and Mwaghavul in Nigeria |
| title_sort | rituals as dance and dance as rituals the drama of kok nji and other festivals in the religious experience of the ngas mupun and mwaghavul in nigeria |
| topic | Dance, Religious Ritual Festivals Ancestor worship Experience (Religion) Nigeria |
| url | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67222 |
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