Fulbe Voices : Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon /

Fulbe Voices : Marriage, Islam, and Medicine In Northern Cameroon /

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"Examining the diverse Fulbe culture of Cameroon, the author challenges the idea that culture is an integrated whole as opposed to a compilation of coexisting practices and beliefs. Contemporary Fulbe identity is rooted in a history of nomadic pastoralism, migration, slave trading, and religiou...

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Main Author: Regis, Helen A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Taylor and Francis, 2018
Edition:First edition
Series:Case Studies in Anthropology
Subjects:
Anthropology > Africa
Communities
Community life
Ethnology
Kinship
Religion
Anthropologie > Afrique
Communauté
Ethnologie
Parenté
Anthropology
Education
ethnology
kinship
religion (discipline)
social anthropology
Africa > Study and teaching
Afrique > Étude et enseignement
Africa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Fulbeness, History, and Cultural Pluralism / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 2 Pulaaku and Embodiment in Everyday Life / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 3 On Cheap Cloth, Bad Sauce, and the Fragility of Marriage / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 4 Forging Islamic Manhood / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 5 Dangerous Affections: Mothers and Infants / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 6 Intimate Others: Cannibal Witches and Spirits / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter 7 Domaayo and the World Bank / Helen A. Regis
  • chapter Conclusion / Helen A. Regis

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