Haugh, Wendi A.

Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia Kings, Christians, and Cosmopolitans in Catholic Youth Songs. [electronic resource] : - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014. - 1 online resource (301 p.)

List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Ethnic Terms; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A History of Nationalism in Namibia; 3 Catholic Youth Songs in Ethnographic Perspective; 4 Shared Possessions, Shared Interests: The Nation as Individual(s); 5 Kings and Their Countries: The Nation as Hierarchical Whole; 6 Beyond Pagans: Building and Maintaining a Modern Christian Nation; 7 Connecting across Difference: Creating a Cosmopolitan Nation; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: NACAYUL Song List; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

This book explores how young people living in a former ethnic homeland in post-apartheid Namibia imagine the nation through songs they compose and perform. The author argues that these Oshiwambo-speaking youth draw on conflicting ideologies-hierarchical and egalitarian, nationalist and cosmopolitan-to construct a complex sense of national identity.

9780739188460 (electronic bk.) 0739188461 (electronic bk.)


Catholic youth--Music--History and criticism.--Namibia
Contemporary Christian music--History and criticism.--Namibia
Music--Social aspects--Namibia.
Nationalism in music.
Nationalism--Namibia.
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice
MUSIC / Lyrics
MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal


Electronic books.

ML3760 / .H38 2014

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