Lela in Bali: History through Ceremony in Cameroon

Lela in Bali tells the story of an annual festival of eighteenth-century kingdoms in Northern Cameroon that was swept up in the migrations of marauding slave-raiders during the nineteenth century and carried south towards the coast. Lela was transformed first into a mounted durbar, like those of the...

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Beteilige Person: Fardon, Richard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books [2006]
Schriftenreihe:Cameroon Studies 7
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388777
Zusammenfassung:Lela in Bali tells the story of an annual festival of eighteenth-century kingdoms in Northern Cameroon that was swept up in the migrations of marauding slave-raiders during the nineteenth century and carried south towards the coast. Lela was transformed first into a mounted durbar, like those of the Muslim states, before evolving in tandem with the German colonial project into a festival of arms. Reinterpreted by missionaries and post-colonial Cameroonians, Lela has become one of the most important of Cameroonian festivals and a crucial marker of identity within the state. Richard Fardon's recuperation of two hundred years of history is an essential contribution not only to Cameroonian studies but also to the broader understanding of the evolution of African cultures
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Nov 2022)
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (176 Seiten)
ISBN:9781782388777
DOI:10.1515/9781782388777