Family identity and the state in the Bamako Kafu, c.1800-c.1900
By: B. Marie Perinbam.
Series: African states and societies in history
Publisher: Oxford; Westview; Westview Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Bouldor, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Mandingo (African people) -- Ethnic identity.; Mandingo (African people) -- Kinship.; Legends -- Mali -- Bamako.; Bambara (African people) -- Ethnic identity.; Bambara (African people) -- Kinship.; Bamako (Mali) -- Politics and government.
Description: This groundbreaking book explores the history and the cultural context of family claims to power in Bamako, located in modern-day Mali in West Africa. Perinbam argues that these families manipulated traditional belief systems (including myth, ritual, and ancestral legends) in the quest for political power, economic success, and social status. As a result, Perinbam offers new insights into the processes of Mande social history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-321) and index.