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Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought (African Systems of Thought)
Under the Kapok Tree Identity and Difference in Beng Thought - African Systems of Thought
Author: Alma Gottlieb
In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb — explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte — d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights — the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by — the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng villa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780253326072
ISBN-10: 0253326079
Publication Date: 5/1992
Pages: 184
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Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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