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Between God, the Dead and the Wild: Chamba Interpretations of Ritual & Religion

By Richard Fardon

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781474468145
DOI
10.1515/9781474468145
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
40 MB (41813218 bytes)
Pages
288\271
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 02:26:57

Description

Based on observations in two West African villages - one a traditionally uncentralised community in contemporary Nigeria, the other a small chiefdom in Cameroon - this study shows that despite basic presuppositions regarding various types of being, the beliefs of the two groups manifest themselves in quite different ways. Focusing particularly on Chamba conceptions of people, masks and cults, Richard Fardon applies contemporary social theory to Chamba religion and shows how particular individuals integrate their concerns with notions of human purpose, the agricultural cycle and the values of the wilds.

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