BETWEEN GOD, THE DEAD AND THE WILD by Richard Fardon ( 9780748602841 )

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Title:

BETWEEN GOD, THE DEAD AND THE WILD
CHAMBA INTERPRETATIONS OF RITUAL AND RELIGION

By:

Richard Fardon

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Paperback

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0748602844

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Publisher:

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

28 March, 1991

Series:

International African Library No. 8

Pages:

288

Description:

A study of the Chamba religion in two West African villages - one in Cameroon and one in Nigeria.

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

18 illustrations, appendices

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Edinburgh University Press

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