The Politics of Divination is popular PDF and ePub book, written by Eugene L. Mendonsa in 2000-09, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the History genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging History book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, The Politics of Divination can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
The Politics of Divination Book PDF Summary
The Politics of Divination, first published in 1982, was a ground breaking work in the political economy of an African culture, the Sisala of Northern Ghana. The author shows how elders use divination as a political tool to control the behavior of women and young men. Gerontocratic control through ritual means is an attempt by elders to dominate the economic activities of youthful men, and the production and reproduction of women. Yet, the elders are not entirely successful in such attempts, and their efforts at social control sometimes have less than altruistic motives, as the many cases in the book show. The author presents divination and ancestral sacrifice in a processual view. Within the context of the divinatory process strategizing elders work and rework the rules of their society to deal with real life situations, illness, misfortune and death. Like many other Africans, the Sisala believe that such misfortunes are ultimatley caused by ancestral anger, which can be seen as a reflection of social tension and conflict among the living. Divination points out deviants in the family who are poised as the cause of such misfortunes, and this conflict is rectified through ancestral propitiation via blood sacrifice on family shrines.
Detail Book of The Politics of Divination PDF
- Author : Eugene L. Mendonsa
- Release : 01 September 2000
- Publisher : iUniverse
- ISBN : 9780595128235
- Genre : History
- Total Page : 223 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 15,8 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book The Politics of Divination by Eugene L. Mendonsa, don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.
Author : Anonim