词条 | Kromanti dance (religious) |
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The pure form of Kromanti dance is not one of those contemporary dances of Jamaica, neither is it a Jamaican party or hall dance, but a sacred dance based on the tenets of traditional African religious practices. Although the dance has influenced some aspects of Jamaican culture, and is still practiced today, the religious aspects of the dance are no longer performed as in the past—due to Jamaican Maroons' conversion to Christianity.[5][1][2] Despite its modern twist, it is still concerned with solving problems of day-to-day life, such as illnesses resulting from spirit possessions, infidelity, and any other life problems. The Maroons viewed Kromanti dance as a form of metaphorical warfare, a protection on a spiritual level rather than a physical one.[6] RitualsThe ritualistic aspects of Kromanti dance involves a "distinctive music and dance styles" which is "centered around possession by ancestral spirits."[7][1][2] Some of the surviving elements derived from African tradition are Country, a music style that uses a drum language like the Dondo — in order to play songs and proverbs; and healing, which is achieved through a rhythmic dance, music, and possession. Like "many other African-derived healing ceremonies, a possessed medium attends to patients, employing song, dance, sacrifice, and herbal remedies."[7][1][2] The Kromanti dance usually begins after nightfall and continues until daybreak. After several hours, the dance losses its recreational momentum and the chief "fete-man" ((ritual specialist, similar to an African high priest) becomes possessed.[6] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 Prahlad, Anand, Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music, Univ. Press of Mississippi (2001), p. 276, {{ISBN|9781604736595}} [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=goNpkxHhH48C&pg=PA276#v=onepage&q&f=false] (Retrieved 4 April 2019) {{Afro-American Religions}}2. ^1 2 3 Bilby, Kenneth, The Kromanti Dance of the Windward Maroons of Jamaica, Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, 55/1&2 (1981), p. 52-102 3. ^Rodriguez, Junius P., The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Volume 1; Volume 7, ABC-CLIO (1997), p. 195, {{ISBN|9780874368857}}, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ATq5_6h2AT0C&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q&f=false] (Retrieved 4 April 2019) 4. ^Bailey, Anne Caroline, African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame, Beacon Press (2005). p. 6 {{ISBN|9780807055120}} [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YrIjNMu5_vsC&q=JAMAICA#v=onepage&q&f=false](Retrieved 4 April 2019) 5. ^Bilby, Kenneth, Caribbean Crucible [in] Repercussion: A Celebration of African-American Music (ed. Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks), p. 130 [in] Academia.edu [https://www.academia.edu/25870787/Caribbean_Crucible] (Retrieved 4 April 2019) 6. ^1 Taylor, Patrick; Case, Frederick I.; The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions: Volume 1: A - L; Volume 2: M - Z, University of Illinois Press (2013), pp. 476-81 {{ISBN|9780252094330}} [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XOyYCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA476#v=onepage&q&f=false] (Retrieved 4 April 2019) 7. ^1 Bilby, Kenneth, Caribbean Crucible [in] Repercussion: A Celebration of African-American Music (ed. Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks), p. 132 [in] Academia.edu [https://www.academia.edu/25870787/Caribbean_Crucible] (Retrieved 4 April 2019) 7 : Afro-American religion|Afro-Jamaican culture|Obeah|Religion in Jamaica|Ritual dances|Sacred dance|Akan culture |
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