Between God, the Dead and the Wild: Chamba Interpretations of Ritual & Religion

Based on observations in two West African villages - one a traditionally uncentralised community in contemporary Nigeria, the other a small chiefdom in Cameroon - this study shows that despite basic presuppositions regarding various types of being, the beliefs of the two groups manifest themselves i...

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Beteilige Person: Fardon, Richard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:International African Library : IAL
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474468145
Zusammenfassung:Based on observations in two West African villages - one a traditionally uncentralised community in contemporary Nigeria, the other a small chiefdom in Cameroon - this study shows that despite basic presuppositions regarding various types of being, the beliefs of the two groups manifest themselves in quite different ways. Focusing particularly on Chamba conceptions of people, masks and cults, Richard Fardon applies contemporary social theory to Chamba religion and shows how particular individuals integrate their concerns with notions of human purpose, the agricultural cycle and the values of the wilds
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (288 pages)
ISBN:9781474468145
DOI:10.1515/9781474468145