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UNINA9910810782003321 |
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Autore |
Goody Jack |
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Titolo |
Death, property and the ancestors : a study of the mortuary customs of the Lodagaa of West Africa / / Jack Goody |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-52877-6 |
1-136-52884-9 |
1-315-01723-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (475 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Africa ; ; V |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dagaaba (African people) |
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Ghana |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part one. General background -- part two. Death -- part three. Property -- part four. The ancestors. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book, the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. <BR> First published in 1962. |
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