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The best hand is the hand that always gives: Griotes and their profession in Ea
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- The best hand is the hand that always gives: Griotes and their pr
- ISBN
- 9789057890802
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Best Hand Is the Hand That Always Gives : Griottes and Their Profession in Eastern Gambia
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Item Length
- 6.3 in
- Subject
- Sociology / General, Customs & Traditions
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Series
- Cnws Publications
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 21.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 321 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
ISBN-10
9057890801
ISBN-13
9789057890802
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30543409
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
321 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Best Hand Is the Hand That Always Gives : Griottes and Their Profession in Eastern Gambia
Subject
Sociology / General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Series
Cnws Publications
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
6.3 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-445693
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
118
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
966.51/00496345
Synopsis
Griottes (female bards) are a striking feature of Mandinka culture. They can be recognized by their flamboyant style of dressing and their sharp voices. Nevertheless, griottes have largely been neglected in scientific literature, while ample attention has been paid to griots (male bards). This book tries to fill the gap. Marloes Janson lived with the griottes from a Mandinka community in eastern Gambia for more than a year and was trained by them as an apprentice. From this perspective she describes the daily life and concerns of the griottes, their skills, their techniques for learning the profession, their means of subsistence, their relationships with the griots and their patrons. The main activity of griottes is daaniroo. When they set out for daaniroo, they praise their patrons, and in return they are rewarded with money or goods. This book shows that daaniroo is a highly controversial practice. It is sometimes considered a new development, while at the same time it fits in with the bardic tradition. Some patrons disapprove of daaniroo, yet they are dependent on it to have their prestige confirmed. Several Koranic scholars regard daaniroo as conflicting with Islam, while the griottes do their best to embed their activities in an Islamic discourse. By studying the gendered practice of daaniroo, the dynamics of female 'griotism' are demonstrated. (In English, 322 pp. incl. bibl.& index) 'A very fine achievement that gives scholars of Africa, performance, and gender much richness to build on.' - Caroline Bledsoe in: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 11, no. 4, Dec. 2005, pp.874-875.
LC Classification Number
HM
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