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Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought - Softcover

Gottlieb, Alma

 
9780226305073: Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226305074 ISBN 13: 9780226305073
Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb
explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte
d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights
the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by
the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village.

"This book merits a number of readings. . . . An experiment in
ethnography that future projects might well emulate." —Clarke K. Speed,
American Anthropologist

"[An] evocative, rich ethnography. . . . Gottlieb does anthropology a
real service." —Misty L. Bastian, American Ethnologist

"Richly detailed. . . . This book offers a nuanced descriptive analysis
which commands authority." —Elizabeth Tonkin, Man

"Exemplary. . . . Gottlieb's observations on identity and difference are
not confined to rituals or other special occasions; rather she shows
that these principles emerge with equal force during daily social life."
—Monni Adams, Journal of African Religion

"[An] excellent study." —John McCall, Journal of Folklore
Research

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Alma Gottlieb, professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is also the coeditor of A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven Societies.

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In this companion volume to the award-winning Parallel Worlds, Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices amonthg the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire.

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Verlag
University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0226305074
ISBN 13 
9780226305073
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
202
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