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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians Paperback – Illustrated, October 3, 2017

by Jeroen Dewulf (Author)
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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians presents a provocatively new interpretation of one of New Orleans's most enigmatic traditionsthe Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf traces the "black Indians" back to the ancient Kingdom of Kongo and its war dance known as sangamento. Enslaved Kongolese brought the rhythm, dancing moves, and feathered headwear of sangamentos to the Americas in performances that came to be known as "Kongo dances."
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From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians presents a provocatively new interpretation of one of New Orleans's most enigmatic traditionsthe Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf traces the "black Indians" back to the ancient Kingdom of Kongo and its war dance known as sangamento. Enslaved Kongolese brought the rhythm, dancing moves, and feathered headwear of sangamentos to the Americas in performances that came to be known as "Kongo dances."

By comparing Kongo dances on the African island of So Tom with those in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Louisiana, Dewulf demonstrates that the dances in New Orleans's Congo Square were part of a much broader Kongolese performance tradition. He links that to Afro-Catholic mutual-aid societies that honored their elected community leaders or "kings" with Kongo dances. While the public rituals of these brotherhoods originally thrived in the context of Catholic procession culture around Epiphany and Corpus Christi, they transitioned to carnival as a result of growing orthodoxy within the Church. Dewulf's groundbreaking research suggests a much greater impact of Kongolese traditions and of popular Catholicism on the development of African American cultural heritage and identity. His conclusions force us to radically rethink the traditional narrative on the Mardi Gras Indians, the kings of Zulu, and the origins of black participation in Mardi Gras celebrations.

About the Author

Jeroen Dewulf is associate professor and director of the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, he was distinguished by the Hellman Family Faculty Fund as one of the "Best of Berkeley Researchers" and in 2012 he won the Robert O. Collins Award in African Studies as well as the American Cultures Innovation in Teaching Award. In 2014, he was distinguished with the Hendricks Award of the New Netherland Institute for his research on the early slave community on Manhattan. In 2015, he received the Louisiana Historical Association's President's Memorial Award for his research on the Mardi Gras Indians.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1935754963
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Louisiana; Illustrated edition (October 3, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781935754961
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1935754961
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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ben schwartz
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be misled by the title of this book: it is about far more than New Orleans marches and dances.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
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In developing his approach to the Mardi Gras Indians, Dewulf concentrates on the history of the Portuguese slave trade and the influence of Roman Catholicism and African brotherhood societies in the Congo and Angola and, later, from New Orleans south to Brazil.
If you are interested at all in dance, music, celebrations and march in the Black Atlantic read this book. If you are researching some aspect of the field Dewulf's book is a gold-mine of relevant footnotes and available references. One reader found Dewulf's book dry reading but, footnotes notwithstanding, I found it well-written and entertaining.
I am interested in the "shout," so I am interested mostly in Moslem and traditional religion practitioners north of Congo, and in related religious practices from Surinam to New England. Nevertheless, Dewulf has invaluable information for me though he doesn't mention the "shout" once. If you are interested in Pinkster or Jankanu, or calypso and calinda, there is information for you here, though Dewulf mentions Pinkster only once, Jankanu not at all, and calypso only in passing.
Whatever areas of the Black Atlantic interests you, do not miss this book.
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Leonard J. Armstrong
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a light read but informative.
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This is an academic book with many references and footnotes. Dissertation-like format provides great evidence but uneasy flow. Only the last chapter relates directly to Mardi Gras and current Black Indian practice but the history is complete and theory fully explained. Yes there are some mysteries still unknown which could have been threaded through the work if the author had written for a non-academic audience. Each chapter is it's own little study without much linking them together making for a dry read. Chronology can be confusing since the author goes back and forth through history. Most readers will need to read more than once or take notes. I found the book begging for a map with slave movement routes or a timeline chart to aid the reader.
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