{"product_id":"the-sacred-void-spatial-images-of-work-and-ritual-among-the-giriama-of-kenya-hardback-9780521404662","title":"The Sacred Void; Spatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya (Hardback) 9780521404662","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sacred Void\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Parkin shows how indigenous African rites and beliefs may be reworked to accommodate a variety of economic systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Parkin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521404662, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 July 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Parkin's knowledge of East African societies is second to none … As with his previous works, it contributes significantly to our understanding of the complexities of change in modern Africa.' Man\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this innovative study, David Parkin shows how indigenous African rites and beliefs may be reworked to accommodate a variety of economic systems, new spatial and ecological relations between communities, and the locally variable influences of Islam and Christianity. The Giriama people of Kenya include pastoralists living in the hinterland; farmers, who work land closer to the coast; and migrants, who earn money as labourers or fishermen on the coast itself. Wherever they live, they revere an ancient and formerly fortified capital, located in the pastoralist hinterland, which few of them ever see or visit. Their different perspectives sometimes conflict, but together provide a shifting idea of the sacred place. As the site of occasional large-scale ceremonies, moreover, the settlement becomes especially important at times of national crisis. It then acts as a moral core of Giriama society, and a symbolic defence against total domination and assimilation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Fantasies of the West\u003cbr\u003e 2. Western Kaya, sacred centre\u003cbr\u003e 3. View from the west: cattle and co-operation\u003cbr\u003e 4. From west to east: the works of marriage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Spanning west and east: dances of death\u003cbr\u003e 6. Alternative authorities: incest and fertility\u003cbr\u003e 7. Alternative selves: invasions and cure\u003cbr\u003e 8. Coastal desires and the person as centre\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007241408792,"sku":"9780521404662","price":96.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521404662i_4da7c31d-958b-4b24-a8d9-04fb68135923.jpg?v=1691381194","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sacred-void-spatial-images-of-work-and-ritual-among-the-giriama-of-kenya-hardback-9780521404662","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}