UID:
almafu_9958131393102883
Format:
1 online resource (268 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-86720-5
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9786610867202
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1-4294-2912-7
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90-474-0640-0
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1-4337-0424-2
Series Statement:
African social studies series, v. 7
Content:
This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers. In the context of three small West African communities - Muslim, Christian and Animist - the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO DRESS: A FORM OF COMMUNICATION OR A CULTURAL TOOL?; CHAPTER THREE THE BASSE CASAMANCE IN CONTEXT; CHAPTER FOUR SAMATITE: BALANCE, CONTINUITY AND THE WORKING BODY; CHAPTER FIVE SANTIABA: HIERARCHY AND THE PERFORMING BODY; CHAPTER SIX M'LOMP: CHRISTIANITY, EDUCATION AND THE ENCLOSED BODY; CHAPTER SEVEN POSTSCRIPT: DRESS IN THE CITY; CHAPTER EIGHT CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-14107-3
Language:
English
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