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The Sorcerer's Burden
Paul Stoller
其他書名
The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family
出版Springer, 2016-09-24
主題Social Science / Anthropology / GeneralFiction / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN33193180559783319318059
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=r1AiDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book emerges from the author's 35 years of research and thought about the Songhay people of Niger. This ethnographic novel follows the life of Omar Dia, the oldest son of a West African sorcerer. When his father falls ill and dies, the great sorcerer vomits a small metal chain onto his chest. Following the path of his ancestors, Omar swallows the chain, becoming his father's successor, which means that he takes on the sorcerer's burden. The book also describes how custodians of traditional knowledge are creatively adapting to the forces of globalization—all in a highly accessible narrative text.