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The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek
| The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek |
| Autore | Van Beek Walter E. A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (421 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.11 |
| Collana | African History and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Kamwe (African people) - Cameroon - Social life and customs
Kamwe (African people) - Nigeria - Social life and customs Blacksmiths - Mandara Mountains (Cameroon and Nigeria) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60917-453-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Language and Orthography -- Chapter 1. Smith, Skill, and the Senses -- Chapter 2. An African Enigma -- Chapter 3. The Internal Other -- Chapter 4. Hot Iron and Cool Pots -- Chapter 5. Yellow Wildness -- Chapter 6. Of Whistling Birds and Talking Crabs -- Chapter 7. Smith and Ritual -- Chapter 8. Masters of Healing -- Chapter 9. A Sense of Justice -- Chapter 10. The Smell of Death -- Chapter 11. Music and the Silence of the Smith -- Chapter 12. The Smith and the Power of Things -- Notes -- Glossary of Kapsiki Terms -- Glossary of Kapsiki Plant Names -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460819003321 |
Van Beek Walter E. A.
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| East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek
| The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek |
| Autore | Van Beek Walter E. A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (421 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.11 |
| Collana | African History and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Kamwe (African people) - Cameroon - Social life and customs
Kamwe (African people) - Nigeria - Social life and customs Blacksmiths - Mandara Mountains (Cameroon and Nigeria) |
| ISBN | 1-60917-453-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Language and Orthography -- Chapter 1. Smith, Skill, and the Senses -- Chapter 2. An African Enigma -- Chapter 3. The Internal Other -- Chapter 4. Hot Iron and Cool Pots -- Chapter 5. Yellow Wildness -- Chapter 6. Of Whistling Birds and Talking Crabs -- Chapter 7. Smith and Ritual -- Chapter 8. Masters of Healing -- Chapter 9. A Sense of Justice -- Chapter 10. The Smell of Death -- Chapter 11. Music and the Silence of the Smith -- Chapter 12. The Smith and the Power of Things -- Notes -- Glossary of Kapsiki Terms -- Glossary of Kapsiki Plant Names -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797745603321 |
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Van Beek Walter E. A.
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| East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek
| The forge and the funeral : the Smith in Kapsiki/higi culture / / Walter E. A. Van Beek |
| Autore | Van Beek Walter E. A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (421 p.) |
| Disciplina | 967.11 |
| Collana | African History and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Kamwe (African people) - Cameroon - Social life and customs
Kamwe (African people) - Nigeria - Social life and customs Blacksmiths - Mandara Mountains (Cameroon and Nigeria) |
| ISBN | 1-60917-453-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Language and Orthography -- Chapter 1. Smith, Skill, and the Senses -- Chapter 2. An African Enigma -- Chapter 3. The Internal Other -- Chapter 4. Hot Iron and Cool Pots -- Chapter 5. Yellow Wildness -- Chapter 6. Of Whistling Birds and Talking Crabs -- Chapter 7. Smith and Ritual -- Chapter 8. Masters of Healing -- Chapter 9. A Sense of Justice -- Chapter 10. The Smell of Death -- Chapter 11. Music and the Silence of the Smith -- Chapter 12. The Smith and the Power of Things -- Notes -- Glossary of Kapsiki Terms -- Glossary of Kapsiki Plant Names -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827440403321 |
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Van Beek Walter E. A.
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| East Lansing, Michigan : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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