Bodywork, dress as cultural tool : dress and demeanor in the south of Senegal
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Bodywork, dress as cultural tool : dress and demeanor in the south of Senegal
（African social studies series, v. 7）
Brill, 2005
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
pbk. : alk. paper383.1||And70581006
Note
Bibliography: p. [245]-252
Includes indexes
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Description
This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers.
In the context of three small West African communities - Muslim, Christian and Animist - the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.
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