Of life and health : the language of art and religion in an African medical system /

An anthropological study of the health system of the Dagara people of northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso, Of Life and Health develops a cultural and epistemological lexicon of Dagara life by examining its religious, ritual, and artistic expressions. Consisting of ethnographic descriptions and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tengan, Alexis B. (Alexis Bekyane) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
Temas:
Dagaaba (African people) > Social life and customs.
Dagaaba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Healing > Ghana > Religious aspects.
Healing > Burkina Faso > Religious aspects.
Ritual > Ghana.
Ritual > Burkina Faso.
Dagari (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Dagari (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies.
Guérison > Ghāna > Aspect religieux.
Guérison > Burkina Faso > Aspect religieux.
Rituel > Ghāna.
Rituel > Burkina Faso.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Dagaaba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies
Healing > Religious aspects
Ritual
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An anthropological study of the health system of the Dagara people of northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso, Of Life and Health develops a cultural and epistemological lexicon of Dagara life by examining its religious, ritual, and artistic expressions. Consisting of ethnographic descriptions and analyses of six Dagara cultic institutions, each of which deals with different aspects of sustaining and transmitting life, the volume gives a holistic account of the Dagara knowledge system.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1789201020
9781789201024

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