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Son of the root. Djedwa Yao Kuman Kulango healer and hunter
Micheli, Ilaria
2017
Contributor(s)
Brady, Mark
Abstract
“Son of the Root” is the result of 12 months of field research in the Kulango village (Gur-Voltaic) of Nassian in Côte d’Ivoire. The author, whose Profilo Grammaticale e Vocabolario della Lingua Kulango – published by the University of Naples “L’Orientale” in 2007 – stands as the first grammatical description of the Kulango language, examines the Kulango world of natural medicine and hunting, following the story and memories of the village’s last traditional healer: Djedwa Yao Kuman, who died on 24th October, 2008 at the age of approximately 80.
In addition to an anthropological discussion of Kulango traditional medicine and hunting, the book presents a rich collection of texts in Kulango, translated into English, with more than 1400 comments in the footnotes.
In addition to an anthropological discussion of Kulango traditional medicine and hunting, the book presents a rich collection of texts in Kulango, translated into English, with more than 1400 comments in the footnotes.
Series
ATrA Aree di transizione linguistiche e culturali in Africa
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Ilaria Micheli, Mark Brady (translated by), "Son of the root. Djedwa Yao Kuman Kulango healer and hunter", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2017, pp. 297.
Languages
en