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A commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo by a well-known anthropologist.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Texts and Contexts
3. Translation, Exoticism, Banality
4. Tradition and Trade
5. Complexity, Astonishment and Power: The Personhood of Objects
6. Nkondi: Minkisi to Kill People Swiftly
7. Composition and Powers of an Nkondi Called Mbola
8. Life and Death: Objecthood of Persons
9. Lutete's Chiefs
10. Reflections and Extensions
Appendix

Kongo Political Culture The Conceptual Challenge

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/03/2000
      ISBN13: 9780253336989, 978-0253336989
      ISBN10: 0253336988
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo by a well-known anthropologist.

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction
      2. Texts and Contexts
      3. Translation, Exoticism, Banality
      4. Tradition and Trade
      5. Complexity, Astonishment and Power: The Personhood of Objects
      6. Nkondi: Minkisi to Kill People Swiftly
      7. Composition and Powers of an Nkondi Called Mbola
      8. Life and Death: Objecthood of Persons
      9. Lutete's Chiefs
      10. Reflections and Extensions
      Appendix

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