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Creativity of power : cosmology and action in African societies. edited by W. Arens and Ivan Karp

Arens, W (1940-) Karp, Ivan c1989

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  • Titre:
    Creativity of power : cosmology and action in African societies. edited by W. Arens and Ivan Karp
  • Auteur: Arens, W (1940-);
    Karp, Ivan
  • Éditeur: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1989
  • Sujets: Power (Social sciences);
    Political anthropology -- Africa;
    Cosmogonie africaine;
    Rites et cérémonies -- Afrique;
    Ethnology -- Africa;
    Anthropologie politique -- Afrique;
    Pouvoir (sciences sociales) -- Anthropologie;
    Ethnologie -- Afrique;
    Africa -- Social life and customs;
    Afrique -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1960-1990;
    Afrique -- Moeurs et coutumes;
    Africa -- Power -- Social aspects, history
  • Notes: Includes bibliographies.
    Introduction / W. Arens and Ivan Karp The power of incest / W. Arens Midnight charters : Musa Wo and Mende myths of chaos / Donald J. Cosentino The power of articulation / Bonnie L. Wright Sources of power in Akuropon-Akuapem : ambiguity in classification / Michelle Gilbert Power and capacity in rituals of possession / Ivan Karp Power begins at home : the symbolism of male-female commensality in Ufipa / Roy Willis Dance and power in Bafut (Cameroon) / Ronald K. Engard Ritual and ambiguity in Lugbara society / John Middleton Power, sanctity, and symbolism in the political economy of the Nilotes / Aidan Southall The sacred and the secret : order and chaos in Tigray medicine and politics / Dan Bauer / Witches, kings, and the sacrifice of identity, or The power of paradox and the paradox of power among the Beng of Ivory Coast / Alma Gottlieb Transfers of power : the king and the secret society in a time of crisis / Victoria Ebin Ritual rivalry among the Ben'Ekie / Nancy J. Fairley
  • Contient: Introduction / W. Arens and Ivan Karp The power of incest / W. Arens Midnight charters : Musa Wo and Mende myths of chaos / Donald J. Cosentino The power of articulation / Bonnie L. Wright Sources of power in Akuropon-Akuapem : ambiguity in classification / Michelle Gilbert Power and capacity in rituals of possession / Ivan Karp Power begins at home : the symbolism of male-female commensality in Ufipa / Roy Willis Dance and power in Bafut (Cameroon) / Ronald K. Engard Ritual and ambiguity in Lugbara society / John Middleton Power, sanctity, and symbolism in the political economy of the Nilotes / Aidan Southall The sacred and the secret : order and chaos in Tigray medicine and politics / Dan Bauer / Witches, kings, and the sacrifice of identity, or The power of paradox and the paradox of power among the Beng of Ivory Coast / Alma Gottlieb Transfers of power : the king and the secret society in a time of crisis / Victoria Ebin Ritual rivalry among the Ben'Ekie / Nancy J. Fairley
  • Langue: Anglais
  • Date d'édition: c1989
  • Identifiant: 0-87474-617-5
  • Desc. matérielle: xxix, 315 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
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