![]() ![]() Ogunba’s (1978) discussion of the festival, Kubayanda’s (1990) scholarship on ‘Africanness’ and Senghor’s (1993) ideas on the cultural values of Africa, provide the theoretical underpinnings that inform this article. ![]() Vivid imagery and heightened poetical prose suggest ‘possession’ or transcendence and is read as reflective of the sacred or spiritual function of dance in the context of ritual. ![]() Sound metaphor conveys an African drum aesthetic that is read as reflective of African sensibilities. Told by Starlight in Chad - Joseph Brahim Seid - Google Books Add to my library Write review Told by Starlight in Chad Joseph Brahim Seid Africa World Press, 2007 - Chad -. Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim Seid, March 29, 2007, Africa World Press, Inc. This article reads the harvest festival in the preface to Joseph Brahim Seids 1962 Au Tchad sous les toiles (Told by starlight in Chad) as re-storying. The exuberant energy, which characterizes the evening ritual, suggestive of the ‘life surge’ or vitality associated with African people, is read as reflective of African ways of being. The coming together at harvest-time as well as the exchange of produce, evidence of social cohesion is read as reflective of the communal nature of African societies. This article reads the harvest festival in the preface to Joseph Brahim Seid’s 1962 Au Tchad sous les étoiles ( Told by starlight in Chad) as ‘re-storying’ Africa. ![]()
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