{"product_id":"funerals-in-africa-explorations-of-a-social-phenomenon-9781782381280","title":"Funerals in Africa: Explorations of a Social","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcross Africa, funerals and events remembering the dead have become larger and even more numerous over the years. Whereas in the West death is normally a private and family affair, in Africa funerals are often the central life cycle event, unparalleled in cost and importance, for which families harness vast amounts of resources to host lavish events for multitudes of people with ramifications well beyond the event. Though officials may try to regulate them, the popularity of these events often makes such efforts fruitless, and the elites themselves spend tremendously on funerals. This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa. The contributions offer an in-depth understanding of the broad changes and underlying causes in African societies over the years, such as changes in religious beliefs, social structure, urbanization, and technological changes and health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThanks to its historical approach, this book is a valuable addition to the already rich ethnographic literature on African funerals.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t “\u003cem\u003eJindra and Noret have assembled an excellent group of researchers to address funerals in contemporary Africa, and the result is a work grounded in ethnographic detail that reinterprets previous critical discourses on funerals and brings a fresh perspective at a time when HIV and AIDS have multiplied funerals in Africa…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is highly recommended for all who seek a historical yet fresh interpretation of funerals in Africa today.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis collection is of great benefit to scholars and students across a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, development studies, economics, history, religious studies.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebekah Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eFunerals in Africa\u003cem\u003e is an excellent volume. Based on outstanding original research the collection shows how social and economic changes in Africa are illuminated through the analysis of burials, mortuary rites, mourning and remembrance. In this collection encounters with world religions emerge as the key theme. Death and burial are therefore employed to illuminate classic debates on conversion, reformism and local-global religious tensions. Highly recommended for anthropologists and historians and a major contribution to African studies.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Pratten\u003c\/strong\u003e, Director, African Studies Centre, Oxford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJan Vansina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Funerals in Africa. An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Jindra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJoël Noret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e African Funerals and Sociocultural Change: A Review of Momentous Transformations across a Continent\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Jindra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJoël Noret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Decent Death: Changes in Burial in Bulawayo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTerence Ranger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kikuyu Transformation of Death in Kenya: From Hyenas to Tombs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYvan Droz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Decomposing Pollution? Corpses, Burials, and Affliction among the Meru of Central Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Lamont\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Rise of Death Celebrations in the Cameroon Grassfields\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Jindra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eFunerals and Religious Pluralism in Burkina Faso\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKatrin Langewiesche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eFunerals and the Religious Imagination: Burying and Honoring the Dead in the Celestial Church of Christ (Southern Benin)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoël Noret\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Of Corpses, Clay, and Photographs: Body Imagery and Changing Technologies of Remembrance in Asante Funeral Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarleen de Witte\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eFunerals and Fetish Interment in Accra, Ghana\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJonathan Roberts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on the Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042211594583,"sku":"9781782381280","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782381280.jpg?v=1750953462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/funerals-in-africa-explorations-of-a-social-phenomenon-9781782381280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}