Returning life : language, life force and history in Kilimanjaro /

A group of Chagga-speaking men descend the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to butcher animals and pour milk, beer, and blood on the ground, requesting rain for their continued existence. Returning Life explores how this event engages activities where life-force is transferred and transformed to afford a...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Myhre, Knut Christian, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
Series:Methodology and history in anthropology ; v. 32.
Subjects:
Chaga (African people) > Tanzania > Social life and customs.
Chaga (African people) > Tanzania > Rites and ceremonies.
Ethnology > Tanzania > Kilimanjaro Region.
Ethnologie > Tanzanie > Kilimanjaro (Région administrative)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Chaga (African people) > Social life and customs.
Ethnology.
Tanzania.
Tanzania > Kilimanjaro Region.
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