The Sacred Void: Spatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya: 80 (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 80) - Hardcover

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Parkin, David

 
9780521404662: The Sacred Void: Spatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya: 80 (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 80)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521404665 ISBN 13: 9780521404662
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

David Parkin shows how indigenous African rites and beliefs may be reworked to accommodate a variety of economic systems.

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Review

'Parkin's knowledge of East African societies is second to none ... As with his previous works, it contributes significantly to our understanding of the complexities of change in modern Africa.' Man

Book Description

In this innovative study, David Parkin shows how indigenous African rites and beliefs may be reworked to accommodate a variety of economic systems, new spatial and ecological relations between communities, and the locally variable influences of Islam and Christianity.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521404665
ISBN 13 
9780521404662
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
284

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