Isbn: 9780295965758 - boyhood rituals in an african society: an interpretation (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1989. Africa. University of Washington Press. 344p., fine cloth and dust jacket. 10/23.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. DJ has some scuffs.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 343 pages. This is an anthropological study of boyhood in a group of related Igbo villages called Afikpo, in souteastern Nigeria. About half of the book is taken up with the description and analysis of adolescent initiation rites, providing a close and detailed view of rituals that for the most part have only been touched upon in literature. The work makes use of psychoanalytic theory, with a logic that is grounded in data, blended with traditional cultural anthropological analysis. Ottenberg's understanding of the dynamics of the symbols and their unstated meanings contributes to the study of ritual process in any society. The data on ritual initiation alo0ne make this a major contribution to African ethnography, and Ottenberg's descriptive material on male secrecy and related gender distinctions provides a background fora more general understanding of West African secret societies. Record # 379219. …

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. good +. VG hardcover in Good+ jacket. 1989. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on half title page. Soililng to top text edge. Page faces clean. Light edgewear. Binding solid. Jacket with scrape to spine. Mild soil to rear cover. Solid. 344 pp. Signed by Author(s). Book.

ISBN 0-295-96575-4. Hardback. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0295965754.…

Zustand: FINE. First printing. "An anthropological study of boyhood in a group of related Igbo villages in southeatern Nigeria." Illustrated with maps, figures and photographs. Bibliography, index. xxiv, 344 pp. Photographic endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 368pp hardback, red cloth, silver-lettered in wrapper, illustrated end-papers and bw plates.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine as New. Fine as New. First Edition. xxiv. A Note on Pronunciation. Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Tables. Photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. 344pp. Illustrated lining papers. Red cloth boards with silver title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Anthropological study of boyhood in southeastern Nigeria. Rites of Passage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. xxiv, 344 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches; 368 pages.