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Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought

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In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb


explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte


d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights


the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by


the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village.


"This book merits a number of readings. . . . An experiment in


ethnography that future projects might well emulate." —Clarke K. Speed,


American Anthropolog...