Culture and Customs of Mali

Dorothea Elisabeth Schulz

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Altri dati

Formato:
Hardback
Editore:
ABC-CLIO
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
204
Dimensioni:
235 X 156
Codice EAN:
9780313359125
Generi:
History, Africa Social Sciences, Sociology
Altre informazioni:
illustrations
Prezzo di copertina:
$ 50,00

I contenuti

Rated among the world's ten poorest nations, Mali has a glorious past but a less-certain present. Culture and Customs of Mali touches on the first as background for understanding the second, exploring multiple facets of contemporary social life and cultural practices in this landlocked, West African nation. The book offers an overview of diverse aspects of everyday social, cultural, and religious life in Mali, paying particular attention to regional and ethnic variations. It shows how current social conventions and cultural values are the product of a centuries-long history, while at the same time dispels the common perception that African societies are rooted in unchanging tradition. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the multiple ways in which Malians, starting from their own customs and cultural foundations, integrate themselves into an international economic order and a globalized world of shared media images and cultural practices.

L'Autore

Dorothea E. Schulz is professor of anthropology at the University of Cologne, Germany. She has worked for more than 20 years in Mali. Her published works include Perpetuating the Politics of Praise: Jeli Singers, Radios, and Political Mediation in Mali and Muslims and New Media in West Africa: Pathways to God.