Neighbors, Strangers, Witches, and Culture-Heroes: Ritual Powers of Smith/Artisans in Tuareg Society and Beyond
Author:   Susan Rasmussen
Publisher:   University Press of America
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Pages:   162
Publication Date:   27 August 2015
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Author:   Susan Rasmussen
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.268kg
ISBN:  

9780761865926


ISBN 10:   0761865926
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   27 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Tezma Power and Tuareg Inaden Smith/Artisans Chapter 2 Inaden Origins, Histories, and Professional Practices Chapter 3 Powers, Tensions, and Mediations Chapter 4 Q’alb Power and Amhara Buda/Tayb Smith/Artisans Chapter 5 Echar Power and Bidan M’Allemin Smith/Artisans Chapter 6 Beshengu Power and Kapsiki Rerhe Smith/Artisans Chapter 7 Nyama Power and Mande Nyamakala Smith/Artisans Conclusions Bibliography Index Author Biography

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[This] book culminates with rich and stimulating material, and Allen is to be congratulated for the innovative ways in which she approaches human rights.--Journal of Anthropological Research


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Susan Rasmussen is professor of anthropology in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Houston. Her interests include anthropology of religion, medico-ritual healing and healing specialists, gender, and aging and the life course. She is also interested in rural and urban artisans, verbal art performance, ethnographic analysis, culture theory, and African humanities. She has published four books and many articles based on data from her long-term field research in Tuareg communities of northern Niger and Mali, and more briefly among Tuareg and other Berber (Amazigh) expatriates, immigrants, and travelers in France and the United States.

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