Under the Kapok Tree
Identity and Difference in Beng Thought
Format:Paperback
Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
Published:5th Dec '96
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Author was winner of the Victor Turner Award for her co-authorship of "Parallel Worlds".
In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire.In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote 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 centre of every Beng village.
ISBN: 9780226305073
Dimensions: 23mm x 16mm x 1mm
Weight: 369g
201 pages