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In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by the kapok tree planted at the centre of every Beng village.

Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/12/1996
    ISBN13: 9780226305073, 978-0226305073
    ISBN10: 0226305074

    Number of Pages: 201

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by the kapok tree planted at the centre of every Beng village.

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