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The Sorcerer's Burden - The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R1,083
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The Sorcerer's Burden - The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Paul Stoller

The Sorcerer's Burden - The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Paul Stoller

Series: Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology

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This book emerges from the author's 35 years of research and thought about the Songhay people of Niger. This ethnographic novel follows the life of Omar Dia, the oldest son of a West African sorcerer. When his father falls ill and dies, the great sorcerer vomits a small metal chain onto his chest. Following the path of his ancestors, Omar swallows the chain, becoming his father's successor, which means that he takes on the sorcerer's burden. The book also describes how custodians of traditional knowledge are creatively adapting to the forces of globalization-all in a highly accessible narrative text.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology
Release date: October 2016
First published: 2016
Authors: Paul Stoller
Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 209
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-31804-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN: 3-319-31804-7
Barcode: 9783319318042

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