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The dancing dead : ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria / Walter E.A. van Beek.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford ritual studiesPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: xii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199858149 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780199858163 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 299.37 23
LOC classification:
  • DT571.K36 B44 2012
Contents:
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.
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Books Books JST Library General Stacks DT<br>History of African DT 571.K36 BEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 112058
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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.

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