Done By Trishana Aarons Antonett Hayman Jermaine Cummings The Tradition Folk Form Revivalism Revival is a religious ritual resulting from an AfroEuropean syncretism the mixing of African and European cultures It has two main branches Zionism and Pocomania ID: 390405
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REVIVALISM
Done By:
Trishana Aarons
Antonett Hayman
Jermaine CummingsSlide2
The Tradition Folk Form Revivalism
Revival is a religious ritual resulting from an Afro-European syncretism - the mixing of African and European cultures. It has two main branches, Zionism and Pocomania. Slide3
Two branches of Revivalism
Revivalism is characterized by major forms:
Revival Zion
PocomaniaSlide4
Revival Symbols
Welcoming symbolsSetting SymbolWarding SymbolsNature’s healing symbols
Entertaining symbolsSlide5
What is Pocomania?
Pocomania, sometimes referred to as Revivalism, is more than 200 years old in Jamaica. This is an African form of religion with elements of other religious traditions.Slide6
Social Settings
In Pocomania the feasting table is usually held on Sunday nights. The table is spread with fruits, drinks, bread, candles and vegetable.Slide7
Religious Aspect of Pocomania
Pocomania worship revolves around music and spirit possession. In addition, the worship service combines moral teaching, singing, and movements invoking the spirits to enter the ceremony. Slide8
Dress
Typically, members of the Pocomania meeting are dressed in white robes, heads wrapped in blue, red, white, or green colors, as they chant and move to the rhythm of drums and
tambourines
.Slide9
Dance
An essential part of the Pocomania meeting or worship , is an African inspired dance “tramping”.
This is accompanied by the playing of cymbals or tambourines.
Tramping occurs after the singing has become intense and the percussive element has reached a peak. Slide10
Cont’d
The members of the Pocomania group move around in a circle, counterclockwise, each using forward-stepping motions with a forward bend of the body. Slide11
Revivalism DanceSlide12
Pictures of Pocomania Dance!!Slide13
Instrument
Kettle-drums or bass drums
TambourinesSlide14
Tambourine
Tambourine is a percussion instrument resembling a shallow drum with metal discs in slots around the edge, played by being shaken or hit with the hand.Slide15
Kettle Drum
Kettle drum is a percussion instrument of definite pitch, consisting of a hollow bowl-like hemisphere covered with a skin or membrane, supported on a tripod or stand.Slide16
Parish Practiced in!!
Revival Churches can be found all over Jamaica, particularly in the deep rural areas and in the inner-city sections of the corporate area. On specific dates, towards the end of each quarter within the year, revivalists may be seen journeying to Watt Town, St. Ann. This is one of the most popular revival meeting places.
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Revival ZionSlide18
What is Revival Zion?
Zion is a grouped that is branch off from revivalism, it was developed in the 1860 in Jamaica. Slide19
Religious Aspect
Belief in one godHerbal Medicines
Spiritual Possession
Derived from MyalismSlide20
Cont’d
Zion is a Christian oriented folk form. The leader of the Zion group can be either a man or woman. The man is referred to as “Captain” while the woman is called the “Mother/
Madda
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Instrument
The revival Zion used the voice as a musical instrument, which takes on a percussion like sound. The same goes for the stomping of feet and the clapping of their hands.Slide22
Parish Practiced in!!
Revival Zion were located in Western and South-Western
parts of Kingston
with small groups in the rural
areas like St. Thomas. Slide23
References