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This book is a brilliant commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). MacGaffey analyzes texts written by young Kongo men between 1914 -1916 to explicate KiKongo culture and to question long-cherished anthropological assumptions.



A brilliant commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) by a well-known anthropologist.



About the Author

Wyatt MacGaffey, formerly John R. Coleman Professor of Social Sciences at Haverford College, has published extensively on African social structure, history, art, religion, and politics. His books include Custom and Government in the Lower Congo (1970), Religion and society in Central Africa (1986), and Astonishment and Power (1993; with Michael D. Harris). IN 1994 he was awarded a Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.




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ISBN 9780253336989
Author Wyatt MacGaffey
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 562g

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