An edition of The dancing dead (2012)

The dancing dead

ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria

The dancing dead
W. E. A. van Beek, W. E. A. va ...
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An edition of The dancing dead (2012)

The dancing dead

ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Oxford, New York
Series
Oxford ritual studies, Oxford ritual studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
299.37
Library of Congress
DT571.K36 B44 2012, DT571.K36B44 2012

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25260212M
ISBN 13
9780199858149, 9780199858163
LCCN
2012010953
OCLC/WorldCat
758391825

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