The pot-king :: the body and technologies of power /

The king of Mankon (Cameroon) acts as a container of ancestral substances he distributes to his people. This book shows how the exercise of power in a contemporary African kingdom is based on the implementation of bodily and material technologies.

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1. Verfasser: Warnier, Jean-Pierre
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:African social studies series ; v. 17.
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Zusammenfassung:The king of Mankon (Cameroon) acts as a container of ancestral substances he distributes to his people. This book shows how the exercise of power in a contemporary African kingdom is based on the implementation of bodily and material technologies.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and indexes.
ISBN:9789047422709
9047422708
1281926094
9781281926098
9786611926090
6611926097

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