Under the Kapok Tree Identity and Difference in Beng Thought

Name: Under the Kapok Tree Identity and Difference in Beng Thought
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ISBN: 9780226305073

ISBN-10: 0226305074

ISBN-13: 9780226305073

Edition: 1996

Authors: Alma Gottlieb

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In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cocirc;te d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village."This book merits a number of readings. . . . An experiment in ethnography that future projects might well emulate." —Clarke K. Speed, American Anthropologist"[An] evocative, rich ethnography. . . . Gottlieb does anthropology a real service." —Misty L. Bastian, American Ethnologist"Richly detailed. . . . This book offers a nuanced descriptive analysis which…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 201
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.91" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Beng in the World of Ideas



Of Kapoks and the Earth



Double Descent as a System of Thought



The Marriages of Cousins



Hunting Dogs and Laughing Hyenas



Commodities


Notes


References


Index