Songhai / Jeanne Bisilliat [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bisilliat, Jeanne, author.

Series:

EHRAF World Cultures.

EHRAF World Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Human Realtions Area Files, 2016.

Summary:

This collection of 12 documents about the Songhai focus mainly on religion, on the history of the Songhai Empire (1375-1591), and on colonial through post-colonial cultural adjustments (1898 forward). Stoller writes extensively on Songhai religion through various theoretical lenses: possession as a form of embodied history (Stoller 1994) and the metaphorical meaning of magical charms (Stoller 1980 "The epistemology of sorkotarey"). His major ethnography is on Songhai possession cults (Stoller 1989). Rouch provides an overview of Songhai culture (Rouch 1954) and a comprehensive monograph on Songhai religion and magic (Rouch 1960). Bisilliat (1992) adds information about the Songhai family system. Hunwick (1966) looks at role of religion in the imperial period; Van Dyke (2005) considers the spiritualized landscape and architecture of the period. Kaba (1981) writes about the fall of the empire. Stoller examines changes in social status in the colonial and post-colonial period as reflected in informal political groupings (Stoller 1981) and settlement patterns (Stoller 1980 "The negotiation of Songhay space"). For more detailed information on the content of the individual works in this collection, see the abstracts in the citations preceding each document.

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