Mali: The Role Of Earth Shrines In The Socio-Symbolic Construction Of The Dogon Territory: ...

Mali: The Role Of Earth Shrines In The Socio-Symbolic Construction Of The Dogon Territory: Towards A Philosophy Of Containment Laurence Dounya, 2011   This paper deals with the role of earth shrines in generating and maintaining social order and cohesion in a Dogon village on the Bandiagara escarpment (Mali, West Africa), in a context of scarcity. Earth shrines are erected at significant points in the landscape and in remote times symbolised the foundation of the territory. They form part of...

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