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Hunting the ethical state : the Benkadi movement of Côte d'Ivoire / Joseph Hellweg

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Author:
Hellweg, Joseph  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
2011
©2011
20th century
1993-
Contents:
Mestizo dozos: sacrifice, shape-shifting, and the state -- Criminal instability: history, identity, and mimesis in a state of exception -- Dozos at home and on the hunt -- Sacrificing for security -- Disappearance as power: Islam and the secret history of Manimory -- Organizing Benkadi -- Stalking crime -- The power in the Nightjar's call: dozo performance as social drama -- Conclusion: from civic duty to civil war
Topic:
Crime prevention--Citizen participation--History  Search this
Social movements--History  Search this
Hunting customs  Search this
Africans--Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Sacrifice--Social aspects  Search this
Islamic occultism--Social aspects  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1030021