{"product_id":"memoirs-of-a-mbororo-the-life-of-ndudi-umaru-fulani-nomad-of-cameroon-9781571818447","title":"Memoirs of a Mbororo: The Life of Ndudi Umaru:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThis remarkable book recounts the life of Ndudi Umaru, a pastoral nomadic Fulani, who was born in the Nigeria-Cameroon border zone, but spent most of his life in Cameroon where he was treated for leprosy. Left to his own devices at an early age—his illness having separated him from his kith and kin—Ndudi is befriended by Père Boquené, a French missionary who takes him on as a field assistant. Working closely with the young man, Père Boquené realizes Ndudi is a keen observer of his own pastoral society, with its links to a wider social setting, and suggests he record his observations on tape. The result is a rare and sensitive collaboration, which sheds new insight into the world of the Mbororo and the complex and ever-changing social mosaic of West African savanna societies. Ndudi's leprosy and his efforts to find a cure grant him the necessary perspective to analyze this complex world, while still remaining a part of it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tFor the western public, the Mbororo have often been the photogenic subjects of \"Disappearing World\" documentaries or glossy coffee table books. However, this account renders \"the exotic\" comprehensible, preserving the cultural authenticity of Ndudi's story while making this unique world more accessible to outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This books has the advantage of being an enumeration of rich detail about a Fulani nomad society and a skillfully told personal narrative, a rearity in the literature of disappearing societies.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · International Journal of African History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Dear Father Bocquené, Your Mbororo are certainly very different from mine (except perhaps in their taste for self-ornamentation). But that hasn't prevented me from reading your book with enchantment: this is life, this is the reality. Without belonging to the profession, you have produced one of the masterworks of ethnographic literature. Rich and precise information, accompanied by penetrating insights, emerge from each page - not in the form of arid data but integrated with the unfolding of an individual existence. One feels a little bit Mbororo after having read your book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Claude Lévi-Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePraise for the French edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"A document of an exceptional richness and originality. It returns to the ethnological experience a renewed reality and authenticity.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Christiane Seydou\u003c\/b\u003e, C.N.R.S. (Centre nationale de recherche scientifique), Paris\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This work has certainly considerably advanced our knowledge of African culture.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Radio Vatican\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This is a document of rare human density; an account like this one, one does not read but devours it.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · La Croix - L'Evènement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This book is an extraordinary history, unlike any other ethnological work.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Ouest-France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This is the most African book I have ever read. It has fascinated me from the first page.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Hubert von Lindener,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor at Münster University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This is an extraordinary book. I have read it with enormous pleasure. It is one of the best books I have ever read.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Karen Bennike\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of French, University of Copenhagen\u0026gt;\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 \tPreface to the English Translation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhilip Burnham  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tLetter from \u003cem\u003eClaude Lévi-Strauss\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tPreface to French Edition\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristiane Seydou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHenri Bocquené\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tPreliminary Note\u003cbr\u003e \tMap\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eMy First Memories of Childhood\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom Day to Day\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eAnd the Seasons Pass\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003ePassing the Evenings\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eOur Grandmothers’ Stories\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eIllness\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eSeasonal Migration and the Wet Season Camp\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eFamily Festivals\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Village Interlude\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Return to the Nomadic Life\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eMemories of Seasonal Migrations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Stay in Gire\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSoro\u003c\/em\u003e of the Adolescents\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom Village to Village\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eMemorable Events\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Dance and the Wodabe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Spectacle at the Market Place\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/strong\u003eMarriage and Weddings\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19. \u003c\/strong\u003eMbororo Marriage\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20. \u003c\/strong\u003eDivorce and Widowhood\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 21. \u003c\/strong\u003eReligion\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 22. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePulaku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 23. \u003c\/strong\u003eMagic and Sorcery\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 24. \u003c\/strong\u003eNew Horizons\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 25. \u003c\/strong\u003eMy Uncle and His Herds\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 26. \u003c\/strong\u003eSettled at Djohong\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 27. \u003c\/strong\u003eFamily Visits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tEnd Notes\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041431945559,"sku":"9781571818447","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571818447.jpg?v=1750950256","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/memoirs-of-a-mbororo-the-life-of-ndudi-umaru-fulani-nomad-of-cameroon-9781571818447","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}