The dancing dead

The dancing dead: ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria

by Beek, W.E.A. van, (Wouter Eildert Albert)

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The dancing dead : ritual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria / Walter E.A. van Beek.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0199858152 (electronic bk), 9780199858156, 0199858144, 9780199858149, 0199858160, 9780199858163
  • oclc:ocn811138243
  • LC Classification:DT571.K36
  • Dewey Decimal:299.37

Table of Contents

Language and orthography -- The funeral of Zra Teri Kwada -- Understanding African ritual -- Slaves, war and the wider world -- Rituals of dwelling -- At home in the mountains -- Sacrifice and the history of dwelling -- The other side of the world -- Rain and cycle of ritual -- Rituals of belonging -- Starting life -- The song of the bride -- The brass boys: initiation -- Harvesting crops, harvesting people -- The dancing dead -- Dynamics of Kapsiki ritual.

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Subjects

ceremonies Dood Funeral customs and rites Godsdienst Kameroen Kamwe (African people) Kapsiki (peuple d'Afrique) Nigeria RELIGION religion (discipline) Riten rites Rites and ceremonies Rites et cérémonies

Writers

Beek, W.E.A. van, (Wouter Eildert Alber…

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