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The Afterlife is Where We Come from
Alma Gottlieb
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Paperback. In this ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb focusses on the Beng people of West Africa. A Beng infant is thought to begin life filled with spiritual knowledge, having been reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Num Pages: 392 pages, 53 halftones, 2 maps, 2 line drawings, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?
In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb explores how religious ideology affects every aspect of Beng childrearing practices—from bathing infants to protecting them from disease to teaching them how to crawl and walk—and how ... Read more
When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?
In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb explores how religious ideology affects every aspect of Beng childrearing practices—from bathing infants to protecting them from disease to teaching them how to crawl and walk—and how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
621g
Number of Pages
427
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226305028
SKU
V9780226305028
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