Laibon : an Anthropologist's Journey with Samburu Diviners of Kenya.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fratkin, Elliot M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011.
Temas:
Fratkin, Elliot M.
Anthropologists > Kenya > Biography.
Samburu (African people) > Social life and customs.
Ariaal (African people) > Social life and customs.
Ethnology > Kenya.
Anthropologues > Kenya > Biographies.
Samburu (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Ariaal (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Ethnologie > Kenya.
Anthropologists
Ethnology
Samburu (African people) > Social life and customs
Kenya
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (317 pages)
ISBN:9780759120693
0759120692

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