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Genii of the River Niger /

"The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The resul...

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Main Author: Gibbal, Jean-Marie, 1938- (Author)
Other Authors: Raps, Beth G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Cults > Mali.
Mali > Religious life and customs.
Niger River.
Mali > Vie religieuse.
Niger (Fleuve)
Cults
Mali
Niger River
Brauch
Ethnologie
Flussgott
Niger > Fluss
Volksgeneeskunde.
Cultus.
Cultes > Mali.
Mali > Religion.
Mali > Moeurs et coutumes.
Niger (cours d'eau)
Niger (Fluss)
Religious experiences
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"The river Niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern Mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. From his travels through Mali and down the Niger in a dugout canoe, Jean-Marie Gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The result is at once an ethnography of cultures in crisis and a poetic evocation of the environment and people he encountered"--Back cover.
Physical Description:xiv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 197) and index.
ISBN:0226290514
9780226290515
0226290522
9780226290522