Author: Jean-Marie Gibbal
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226290522
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The result is at once an ethnography of cultures in crisis and a poetic evocation of the environment and people he encountered. Gibbal portrays the river as the dominant, cohesive force among people in the face of social and environmental strife. He focuses on the Ghimbala healing cult, which centers on the river, and how the cult structures social relations in the region. Gibbal vividly recreations the Ghimbala rites, nocturnal ceremonies of spirit possession and seance which animate the water spirits, or genii, that inhabit the river. The genii, he finds, provide the strength of social identity in a world where famine and competing versions of Islam threaten to overpower traditional culture. In its original French publication, The Genii of the River Niger was honored with an Alexandra David-Neel literary prize in 1989. Its powerful lyricism, combined with fascinating ethnographic depth, will delight general readers and specialists alike and will stir debates among specialists in African studies, the anthropology of religion, and literature.
Genii of the River Niger
Author: Jean-Marie Gibbal
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226290522
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The result is at once an ethnography of cultures in crisis and a poetic evocation of the environment and people he encountered. Gibbal portrays the river as the dominant, cohesive force among people in the face of social and environmental strife. He focuses on the Ghimbala healing cult, which centers on the river, and how the cult structures social relations in the region. Gibbal vividly recreations the Ghimbala rites, nocturnal ceremonies of spirit possession and seance which animate the water spirits, or genii, that inhabit the river. The genii, he finds, provide the strength of social identity in a world where famine and competing versions of Islam threaten to overpower traditional culture. In its original French publication, The Genii of the River Niger was honored with an Alexandra David-Neel literary prize in 1989. Its powerful lyricism, combined with fascinating ethnographic depth, will delight general readers and specialists alike and will stir debates among specialists in African studies, the anthropology of religion, and literature.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226290522
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The result is at once an ethnography of cultures in crisis and a poetic evocation of the environment and people he encountered. Gibbal portrays the river as the dominant, cohesive force among people in the face of social and environmental strife. He focuses on the Ghimbala healing cult, which centers on the river, and how the cult structures social relations in the region. Gibbal vividly recreations the Ghimbala rites, nocturnal ceremonies of spirit possession and seance which animate the water spirits, or genii, that inhabit the river. The genii, he finds, provide the strength of social identity in a world where famine and competing versions of Islam threaten to overpower traditional culture. In its original French publication, The Genii of the River Niger was honored with an Alexandra David-Neel literary prize in 1989. Its powerful lyricism, combined with fascinating ethnographic depth, will delight general readers and specialists alike and will stir debates among specialists in African studies, the anthropology of religion, and literature.
The River Niger
The River Niger
Author: Ricardo M. Khan
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Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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The River Niger
A Narrative of the Expedition to the River Niger, in 1841
The River Niger and the Progress of Discovery and Commerce in Central Africa
Author: A. Hamilton
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Category : Niger River
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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Category : Niger River
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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Somono Bala of the Upper Niger
Author: Daniel Harrington
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004492178
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004492178
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English.
History of the Exploration of the River Niger, which Led to the Formation of Modern Nigeria
Author: Maurice Henry Swabey
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Category : Niger River
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Niger River
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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A Narrative of the Expedition to the River Niger, in 1841
Notes on the River Niger
Author: Samuel Crowther
Publisher:
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description