The Sacred Void
Subtitle: Spatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521024983
Subjects: Ethnography; Social & cultural anthropology; Ethnic & Tribal; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Kenya; Africa - General; Anthropology - General; Giryama (African people)--Religion; Giryama (African people)--Religion Giryama (A; History-Africa - General; Religion-Ethnic & Tribal; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Social Science / Anthropology / General
First sentence: Westwards into the hinterland of southern Kilifi district, beyond the last of the palm trees in a place called Miyani, you can hear voices carrying along shallow ridges in the terrain.