African worlds : studies in cosmological ideas and social values of African peoples

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African worlds : studies in cosmological ideas and social values of African peoples

Daryll Forde (editor) ; new introduction by Wendy James

(Classics in African anthropology)

James Currey , Lit, 1999

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  • : hc.(Germany)
  • : pbk(Germany)

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Repr. with new introduction. - Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1954

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780852552810

Description

New introduction by Wendy R. James This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts are significant yet often neglected, but have stood the test of time, according to the editors. Originally published in 1954. New edition published in association with the International African Institute North America: Transaction Books; Germany: LitVerlag

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Daryll Forde
  • the L'ele of Kasai, Mary Douglas
  • the Abaluyia of Kavirondo (Kenya), Gunter Wagner
  • the Lovedu of the Transvaal, J.D. & E.J. Krige
  • the Dogon of the French Sudan, Marcel Griaule & Germaine Dieterlen
  • the Mende in Sierra Leone, Kenneth Little
  • the Shilluk of the Upper Nile, Godfrey Lienhardt
  • the kingdom of Rwanda, J.J. Maquet
  • the Ashanti of the Gold Coast. K.A. Busia
  • the Fon of Dahomey, P. Mercier.
Volume

: ISBN 9780852552865

Description

This series of Classics in African Anthropology is primarily drawn from a distinct family of texts which dominated the academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa. The texts reproduced are significant yet often neglected, and have stood the test of time. North America: Transaction Books; Germany: Lit Verlag

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  • NCID
    BA43734291
  • ISBN
    • 0852552866
    • 0852552815
    • 3825835677
    • 3825830861
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford,Hamburg
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 243 p
  • Size
    21 cm
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