Lobi

Lobi

Author: Daniela Bognolo

Publisher: 5Continents

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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The volume features a selection of masterpieces from the most


African Divination Systems

African Divination Systems

Author: Philip M. Peek

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780253343093

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"This volume of finely crafted case studies is also the vehicle for an important general theory of divination.... this is a book overflowing with ideas that will powerfully stimulate further research." -- Journal of Ritual Studies "The essays in this collection provide a very useful overview of both the diversity of African divination systems and of recent approaches to their study." -- Choice This unique collection of essays by an exceptional international group of Africanists demonstrates the central role that divination continues to play throughout Africa in maintaining cultural systems and in guiding human action. African Divination Systems offers insights for current discussions in comparative epistemology, cross-cultural psychology, cognition studies, semiotics, ethnoscience, religious studies, and anthropology.


Dan - Läufermasken der Dan - Dan - Runner Masks of the Dan / Lobi: Die Kunst eines Volkes im Länderdreieck Elfenbeinküste, Burkina Faso und Ghana - Lobi: Art of the Lobi in the Tri-Border Region of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Ghana

Dan - Läufermasken der Dan - Dan - Runner Masks of the Dan / Lobi: Die Kunst eines Volkes im Länderdreieck Elfenbeinküste, Burkina Faso und Ghana - Lobi: Art of the Lobi in the Tri-Border Region of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Ghana

Author: Hans Scheutz

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 3643510578

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Der Volksstamm der Dan, der als westafrikanische Ethnie in der Elfenbeinküste und im angrenzenden Liberia lebt, verwendet seine Masken für wichtige Rituale und Initiationen. Die Masken werden von Go-Meistern der Dan bewacht, die für die Einweihungsriten der jungen Männer in das Erwachsenenalter verantwortlich sind. Ein Tänzer, der diese Masken trägt, wird in einen Ahnengeist verwandelt. Er fällt während des Rituals in eine tiefe Trance und bringt gewisse Laute seiner Vorfahren hervor, die von einem Weisen interpretiert werden. Dieser Bildband dokumentiert die Vielfalt dieser weltbekannten, faszinierenden Dan-Masken. The ethnic group of the Dan people live in the Ivory Coast and bordering Liberia in West Africa. They use masks for important rituals and initiations. These masks are guarded by so-called Go Masters, whose responsibilities are the initiation ceremonies of the male juveniles into adulthood. The moment a dancer wears the mask, he turns into a spirit. During the rituals he falls into a deep trance and utters certain ancestral sounds that are interpreted by a sage. This volume presents the diversity of these world famous fascinating Dan masks. Die Lobi sind eine ethnische Gruppe, die im heutigen Ghana ansässig war und um 1770 in das südliche Burkina Faso und später zur Côte d'Ivoire weiterwanderte. Ihre Batebas (Holzstatuen) sind für die Lobi keine toten Kunstwerke, sondern lebendige Wesen, die sehen, sich bewegen und miteinander kommunizieren können. Die Batebas beginnen zu leben, sobald sie auf den Schrein gestellt werden, so der Volksglaube. Ihre Aufgabe ist es vor allem, die Behausungen der Lobis gegen Hexen und sonstige böse Geister zu schützen. The Lobi originally lived in Ghana and migrated to southern Burkina Faso around 1770 and later on to the Ivory Coast. For the Lobi their Batebas (wooden statues) are not dead artifacts, but living creatures that can see, move and even talk with each other. The Lobi believe that the Batebas become alive once they are placed on the shrine. Their task is, above all, to protect the dwellings of the Lobis against witches and other evil spirits.


Bradt Travel Guides - Burkina Faso

Bradt Travel Guides - Burkina Faso

Author: Katrina Manson

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1841623520

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From balafon players in the laidback town of Bobo-Dioulasso to masters of horsemanship further north - plus internationally recognised film, jazz, hip hop and craft festivals - landlocked Burkina Faso, in the heart of west Africa, has something to offer everyone. This new edition of the only English-language guidebook to Burkina Faso leads visitors on camel safaris from desert markets to dramatic waterfalls and spectacular sandstone rock formations, past the extraordinary architecture of 16th-century Mossi, Lobi stone ruins and Koro's hillside caves. Sports fans can even witness the cycling race, Tour du Faso, in this magical country, one of Africa's best-kept secrets.


Almanac of African Peoples and Nations

Almanac of African Peoples and Nations

Author: Mohamad Yakan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 1351289306

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The peoples of Africa are neither ethnically, culturally, nor religiously homogeneous. European colonial powers took little note of this reality in carving up the continent, a fact reflected in the periodic outbreak of civil war since decolonialization. Likewise, Western European models of development, whether in their liberal or Marxist manifestations, have so far failed to meet African development needs. The path to stability in Africa is through its people's character and goals. Almanac of African Peoples and Nations provides an essential guide to the major ethnic groups of the African continent, highlighting the major contributions and basic features of each.The Almanac reviews Africa's language families and their respective national and geographic concentrations, explaining ethnic classification based on linguistic difference and including language groups that are not indigenous to Africa. The major African peoples are then listed by country with a statistical breakdown on their respective shares in the total population of each country and maps indicating their concentration. The major section of the volume includes a comprehensive listing and descriptive profile of each ethnic, national, and tribal group detailing their history, customs, economic systems, and political and social organizations. The Almanac points out as well which groups support revisionist political aspirations and shows the internal and external pressures they are subject to. Yakan notes that African societies are not highly integrated and must support multitudes of influential sub-cultures with conflicting agendas and loyalties. Arguing that tribalism reflects Africa's historical experience and cultural heritage, he sees the resolution of the continent's problems in consociational democracy, proportional representation, federalism, or some form of autonomous rule.