Symbolic Structures - An Exploration of the Culture of the Dowayos

Klappentext The book is a detailed study of the symbolic universe of the Dowayos of north Cameroon. Zusammenfassung The book is a detailed study of the symbolic universe of the Dowayos of north Cameroon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The ethnographic background; 2. Symbolism and the punctuation of culture; 3. Some problems of the representational model of symbolism; 4. The leopard cannot change his spots; 5. Water and fertility; 6. Tarniisnohgbarklele: 'the place where the old Fulani woman was beaten to death'; 7. 'It is only thanks to me that you were circumcised'; 8. The seasons of the year and the joker in the pack: relations of nesting and quotation; Appendix: The festivals; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Barley, Barley Nigel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105347
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10534-7
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, Africa, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General