The dancing dead : ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria /
Beek, Walter E. A. van
The dancing dead : ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria / Walter E.A. van Beek. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Oxford ritual studies . - Oxford ritual studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331)and index.
Language and orthography -- The funeral of Zra Teri Kwada -- Understanding African ritual -- Slaves, war and the wider world -- Rituals of dwelling -- At home in the mountains -- Sacrifice and the history of dwelling -- The other side of the world -- Rain and cycle of ritual -- Rituals of belonging -- Starting life -- The song of the bride -- The brass boys: initiation -- Harvesting crops, harvesting people -- The dancing dead -- Dynamics of Kapsiki ritual.
9780199858149 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780199858163 (paperback : alk. paper)
2012010953
Kamwe (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Kamwe (African people)--Religion.
Kamwe (African people)--Funeral customs and rites.
DT571.K36 / B44 2012
299.37
The dancing dead : ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria / Walter E.A. van Beek. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Oxford ritual studies . - Oxford ritual studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-331)and index.
Language and orthography -- The funeral of Zra Teri Kwada -- Understanding African ritual -- Slaves, war and the wider world -- Rituals of dwelling -- At home in the mountains -- Sacrifice and the history of dwelling -- The other side of the world -- Rain and cycle of ritual -- Rituals of belonging -- Starting life -- The song of the bride -- The brass boys: initiation -- Harvesting crops, harvesting people -- The dancing dead -- Dynamics of Kapsiki ritual.
9780199858149 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780199858163 (paperback : alk. paper)
2012010953
Kamwe (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Kamwe (African people)--Religion.
Kamwe (African people)--Funeral customs and rites.
DT571.K36 / B44 2012
299.37