Title: Outsiders And Strangers An Archaeology Of Liminality In West Africa
Description: Studies of liminality have a long history in anthropology. In archaeology, identifying past people - rather than faceless entities - through material culture is still a work in progress, but a project that has seen increased attention in recent years. Focusing on West Africa, this book argues that we should explore what happens when the primary label assigned to a person's identity is that of an outsider - when he or she is of, but not in, society.
Subjects: Archaeology, Africa, west, history, Liminality, Civilization, Rites and ceremonies, Antiquities, Social life and customs