Of Life and Health: The Language of Art and Religion in an African Medical System
Alexis Bekyane TenganAn 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.
Năm:
2018
Nhà xuát bản:
Berghahn Books
Ngôn ngữ:
english
Trang:
252
ISBN 10:
1789201020
ISBN 13:
9781789201024
File:
PDF, 4.71 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2018