Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal
Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
Reihe: African Social Studies Series
ISBN: 978-90-04-14107-0
Verlag: Brill
This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers.
In the context of three small West African communities – Muslim, Christian and Animist – the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kultursoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte