Status and Identity in West Africa Nyamakalaw of Mande
- Indiana University Press
- Rok vydání: 1995
- Místo vydání: Indiana
- ISBN: 0253209293
- Jazyk dokumentu: English
The nyamakalaw, a major professional class of artists and other occupationally defined specialists among the Mande-speaking peoples of West Africa, play powerful roles in Mande society. Yet they remain its most misunderstood social group. Constituting endogamous lineages, blacksmiths, potters, leatherworkers, and bards are accorded a special but ambiguous status apart from the rest of Mande society. In an effort to distinguish the misconceptions of outsiders from the ambiguity of the social reality, this book critiques Western perceptions of nyamakalaw that led to the colonial construction of the Mande 'caste' system.
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