Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic

Name: Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic
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ISBN: 9780313332036

ISBN-10: 0313332037

ISBN-13: 9780313332036

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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The Central African Republic is one of the least-known African countries. This volume is the first to give a cultural overview of the key elements of this former French colony. Wood fork shows how the Republic has the fundamental building blocks, with plenty of natural resources, to take on the challenges of the modern world. The diverse ethnic groups, including Bandas and pygmies, are responding to changes such as increased urbanization. Readers will learn about the various ways of life of the major groups and their farming, nomadic pastoral, and trading pursuits. The aggressive Islamic and Christian evangelizing alongside witchcraft and indigenous beliefs in other deities and spirits in…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 9/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Series Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Chronology



Introduction



Religion and Worldview



Literature and the Media



Art, Architecture, and Living Patterns



Cuisine and Traditional Dress



Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family



Social Customs and Lifestyle



Music and Dance


Glossary


Selected Bibliography


Index