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Revivalism - Representing an Afro-Jamaican Identity (Paperback)
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Revivalism - Representing an Afro-Jamaican Identity (Paperback)
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Maria A. Smith presents an overview and genealogy of Revivalism in
this work. She explores the role of the Revival iconography in
building a culture of shared understanding among Revivalists and,
by extension, African Jamaicans. The Watt Town setting, with bands
coming together from communities all over Jamaica, engaging in the
same practices, is a symbolic homeland where people celebrate their
Africanness and sustain the collective memory of Revivalists.
Revival iconography is explored through its many modes: visual,
sound and movement. Seals, symbols and colour symbolism are
presented as a representation of the repertoire of images that make
up the Revival iconography. Revival cosmology in the rituals and
ceremonies are explored and the spaces created by the seals are
treated as liminal ones for the enactment of cultural performances.
Smith makes the point that the iconography makes it possible for
Revivalists to interpret events and rituals in much the same way
across Jamaica. Iconography is the symbolic language and carrier of
culture that is central to the practice and production of shared
meanings, and this language gives Revivalists a sense of identity.
The Revival iconography stores information that makes it possible
for Revivalists to reconnect with African metaphysics, thus
reclaiming the African self.
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