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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Meeting the Laibon Lonyoki; Chapter 2: Living with Nomads; Chapter 3: The Dark Valley; Chapter 4: The Long Hunger; Chapter 5: Epilogue: The Gourd Is Passed; List of Characters, Words, and Places; Suggested Readings; About the Author.

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