Kongo graphic writing and other narratives of the sign [electronic resource] / Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)ISBN:- 9781439908181
- Kongo (African people) -- Religion
- Kongo (African people) -- History
- Symbolism in communication -- Cuba
- Symbolism in communication -- Africa, Central
- Written communication -- Social aspects -- Cuba
- Written communication -- Social aspects -- Africa, Central
- Picture-writing -- Cuba
- Picture-writing -- Africa, Central
- Kongo language -- Writing
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Atlantic passage: the spread of Kongo belief in Africa and to the Americas -- The process of meaning-making: the Kongo universe -- Kongo cosmogony: Nza Kongo -- Kongo cosmogony: Nza Cuba -- Afro-Atlantic graphic writing: bidimbu, bisinsu and firmas -- Kongo graphic writing systems: overview of character and origin -- Ancient memory: rupestrian art in Central Africa -- The almighty Dikenga -- Manual of rupestrian signs -- Writing to preserve: bidimbu and bisinsu -- Writing to remember: firmas -- Beyond the scripture - physical forms of graphic writing -- Minkisi and prendas: writing through objects -- Mambos and music: writing out loud -- Conclusion.
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