Forest hunter-gatherers and their world : a study of the Mbendjele Yaka pygmies of Congo-Brazzaville and their secular and religious activities and representations

This thesis is about a forest hunter-gatherer people, the Mbendjele Yaka Pygmies of northern Congo-Brazzaville. The thesis is based on field research carried out between 1994 and 2001. I begin by examining certain key terms used in the thesis and by situating my research within the existing literatu...

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Main Author: Lewis, Jerome Daniel
Published: University College London (University of London) 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252427