THE DECOLONIZATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS - LOCAL SKEPTICS AND THE WILL TO BE MODERN IN A WEST-AFRICAN VILLAGE

被引：29

作者：

GABLE, E

机构：

来源：

AMERICAN ETHNOLOGIST | 1995年 / 22卷 / 02期

关键词：

POSTCOLONIAL ETHNOGRAPHY; BELIEF; RELIGIOUS CHANGE; WEST AFRICA;

D O I：

10.1525/ae.1995.22.2.02a00020

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

During a recent initiation ceremony, the men of Bassarel rewrote customary law. I discuss both the attitudes of the protagonists in the ceremony who likened it to a ''Party Congress'' and attitudes toward spirits as revealed in ritualized orations. I conclude that a tendency to objectify and manipulate custom, coupled with a pervasive skepticism about spiritual efficacy, reveals a typical West African ethos rather than reflects the ruptures of colonization and revolution.

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页码：242 / 257

页数：16