Laibon: an Anthropologist's Journey with Samburu Diviners in Kenya

Name: Laibon: an Anthropologist's Journey with Samburu Diviners in Kenya
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ISBN: 9780759120686

ISBN-10: 0759120684

ISBN-13: 9780759120686

Edition: 2011

Authors: Elliot Fratkin

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Elliot Fratkin shares the story of his early anthropological fieldwork in Kenya in the 1970s. Using his fieldnotes and letters home to bring to life the voices of those he met, Fratkin invites the reader to experience his cross-cultural friendships with the enigmatic laibon (a diviner and healer of the Samburu and Maasai peoples) Lonyoki, his family, and the people of the nomadic community of Lukumai. Fratkin participated in the daily lives of the Ariaal livestock herders and accompanied the laibon as he performed divination and healing rituals throughout Marsabit and Samburu Districts. After Fratkin reunited Lonyoki with his son and wife, Lonyoki adopted Fratkin into his family, and…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 9/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 202
Size: 6.08" wide x 9.06" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English