The Language of Secrecy : Symbols & Metaphors in Poro Ritual / Beryl L. Bellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bellman, Beryl L., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2022

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [1984]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

THE LANGUAGE OF SECRECY

1 Introduction

2 The Poro in West Africa

3 The Poro and Other Secret Societies in the Vavala Clan

4 The Concept of Secret in Secrecy Societies

5 Secrets as Texts: The Message Forms of Deep Talk

6 Secrets and the Initiation Ritual

7 Mentioning the Unmentionable

8 Toward a Theory of Secrecy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)

ISBN:

1-9788-1680-4