The Pot-King
Author | : Jean-Pierre Warnier |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789004152175 |
ISBN-10 | : 9004152172 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Pot-King by : Jean-Pierre Warnier
Download or read book The Pot-King written by Jean-Pierre Warnier and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king of Mankon (Cameroon) acts as a container of ancestral substances he distributes to his people. This book shows how the exercise of power in a contemporary African kingdom is based on the implementation of bodily and material technologies.