THE CULTURE OF PLAYFULNESS AND OF SPIRITS
THE CULTURE OF PLAYFULNESS AND OF SPIRITS
Author(s): Anna A. HlaváčováContributor(s): Martina Hlavatá (Translator)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Methodology and research technology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Ústav divadelnej a filmovej vedy SAV
Keywords: ludic approach; playfulness; nascence; ageing; cultural universalia; original; objective; flexibility; psychological subtlety; sculpture; masquerade; African; Kalabari; Ogoni; Ahoda;
Summary/Abstract: This study tries to make the reflections by Anna A. Hlaváčová published in Slovak at least partially accessible to Anglophone readers, including African researchers. The author draws on her own research in Nigeria and tries to expand her conclusions wherever possible. The author claims that wooden masks used in performances form a great part of the cultural identity of African people.The second part of this study presents an example of how the world of values of an African woodcarver is reflected in a facial sculpture. The text presents authentic knowledge and displays intentional tendency towards an essayistic style – the author does not want to create any obstacles to the reader’s reception of the text.
Journal: Slovenské divadlo
- Issue Year: 62/2014
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 60-70
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
