The Language of Secrecy : : Symbols & Metaphors in Poro Ritual / / Beryl L. Bellman.
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [1984] ©1984 |
| Year of Publication: | 1984 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- THE LANGUAGE OF SECRECY
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Poro in West Africa
- 3 The Poro and Other Secret Societies in the Vavala Clan
- 4 The Concept of Secret in Secrecy Societies
- 5 Secrets as Texts: The Message Forms of Deep Talk
- 6 Secrets and the Initiation Ritual
- 7 Mentioning the Unmentionable
- 8 Toward a Theory of Secrecy
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index