The Forge and the Funeral : The Smith in Kapsiki/Higi Culture.
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TextSeries: African History and Culture SeriesPublisher: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (421 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9781609174538
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- Kamwe (African people)--Nigeria--Social life and customs
- Kamwe (African people)--Funeral customs and rites
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- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Mandara Mountains (Cameroon and Nigeria)
- Blacksmiths--Mandara Mountains (Cameroon and Nigeria)
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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.
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