MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012010953
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008 120314s2012 enk b 000 0 eng c
010 $a 2012010953
020 $a9780199858149 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780199858163 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aIEN/DLC$cIEN
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDT571.K36$bB44 2012
082 04 $a299.37$223
100 1 $aBeek, W. E. A. van.
245 14 $aThe dancing dead :$britual and religion among the Kapsiki/Higi of north Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria /$cWalter E.A. van Beek.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2012.
263 $a1206
300 $ap. cm.
490 1 $aOxford ritual studies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aLanguage and orthography -- The funeral of Zra Teri Kwada -- Understanding African ritual -- Slaves, war and the wider world -- Rituals of dwelling -- At home in the mountains -- Sacrifice and the history of dwelling -- The other side of the world -- Rain and cycle of ritual -- Rituals of belonging -- Starting life -- The song of the bride -- The brass boys: initiation -- Harvesting crops, harvesting people -- The dancing dead -- Dynamics of Kapsiki ritual.
650 0 $aKamwe (African people)$xRites and ceremonies.
650 0 $aKamwe (African people)$xReligion.
650 0 $aKamwe (African people)$xFuneral customs and rites.
830 0 $aOxford ritual studies.