Förster, Till. (2019) The Invisible Social Body: Experience and Poro Ritual in Northern Côte d'Ivoire. African Studies Review, 62 (1). pp. 99-119.
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Abstract
Secrecy and its performative display have been privileged perspectives in the study of poro and similar power associations in West Africa. I develop an alternative understanding of the Senufo poro as an institution that fosters and sustains bodily experience, establishing an all-embracing sensory regime for members as well as non-members in their villages. Participation in nighttime funerary rites creates the image of an invisible social body, and shared bodily experience informs collective intentionality towards the social. Serving as a stable nodal point in everyday discourse, this function contributes to the recent revitalization of poro associations in Côte d'Ivoire's post-conflict society.
Faculties and Departments: | 04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Ehemalige Einheiten Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Visuelle und politische Ethnologie (Förster) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Förster, Till |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
ISSN: | 0002-0206 |
e-ISSN: | 1555-2462 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 09 May 2019 15:17 |
Deposited On: | 09 May 2019 15:17 |
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