Cattle Poetics

How Aesthetics Shapes Politics in Mursiland, Ethiopia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Loving cows, then killing them. The relation with cattle in Mursi country is shaped by the dichotomy between the value given to it during life and the death imposed upon it. The killing of cattle may be brief and inflicted with few words, but it is preceded by a series of intense aesthetic practices, such as body painting and adornments, colour poetics, poems and oratory art. This book investigates the link between the nurturing and killing of cattle with Mursi daily life and finds that these rituals cut across pastoralism, social organisation and politics in forming the very fabric of Mursi society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-09-17
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt568 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEthnography, Theory, Experiment
Antal sidor346
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781800731684

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List of FiguresForeword: The Politics of BeautyPhilippe DescolaIntroduction: Forgotten AestheticsChapter 1. Poetic of the Self: AnthroponomyChapter 2. The Colour Complex: The Network of NamesChapter 3. The Time of Colours and People: PoemsChapter 4. Revealing and Removing Beings: Ephemeral AdornmentsChapter 5. Displaying a Common Heritage: Lasting AdornmentsChapter 6. Pastoral Vitality on Show: DancesChapter 7. Complex Cattle LoveChapter 8. The Poet and his AgeChapter 9. The Restoration of Good Relations: RitualsChapter 10. The Resolution of Problems: PoliticsConclusionReferencesIndex