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The Language of Secrecy : Symbols & Metaphors in Poro Ritual / Beryl L. Bellman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [1984]Copyright date: ©1984Edition: Reprint 2022Description: 1 online resource (184 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781978833159
  • 9781978816800
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- THE LANGUAGE OF SECRECY -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Poro in West Africa -- 3 The Poro and Other Secret Societies in the Vavala Clan -- 4 The Concept of Secret in Secrecy Societies -- 5 Secrets as Texts: The Message Forms of Deep Talk -- 6 Secrets and the Initiation Ritual -- 7 Mentioning the Unmentionable -- 8 Toward a Theory of Secrecy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781978816800

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- THE LANGUAGE OF SECRECY -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Poro in West Africa -- 3 The Poro and Other Secret Societies in the Vavala Clan -- 4 The Concept of Secret in Secrecy Societies -- 5 Secrets as Texts: The Message Forms of Deep Talk -- 6 Secrets and the Initiation Ritual -- 7 Mentioning the Unmentionable -- 8 Toward a Theory of Secrecy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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Issued also in print.

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In English.

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