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2. Anlo-Land and Anlo-Ewe People
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Kathryn Geurts
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Note on Transliteration and Orthography xv
- Map of Southeastern Ghana xvii
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Introduction: Cultural Construction of Sensoriums and Sensibilities
- 1. Is There a Sixth Sense? 3
- 2. Anlo-Land and Anlo-Ewe People 21
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Part one. Conceptualizing Sensory Orientations in Anlo-Land
- 3. Language and Sensory Orientations 37
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Part two. Moral Embodiment and Sensory Socialization
- 4. Kinesthesia and the Development of Moral Sensibilities 73
- 5. Sensory Symbolism in Birth and Infant Care Practices 85
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Part three. Person and Identity
- 6. Toward an Understanding of Anlo Forms of Being-in-the-World 111
- 7. Personhood and Ritual Reinforcement of Balance 144
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Part four. Health, Strength, and Sensory Dimensions of Well-Being
- 8. Anlo Cosmology, the Senses, and Practices of Protection 169
- 9. Well-Being, Strength, and Health in Anlo Worlds 201
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Conclusion: Ethnography and the Study of Cultural Difference
- 10. Sensory Experience and Cultural Identity 227
- Notes 251
- Glossary 281
- Bibliography 285
- Index 309
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Note on Transliteration and Orthography xv
- Map of Southeastern Ghana xvii
-
Introduction: Cultural Construction of Sensoriums and Sensibilities
- 1. Is There a Sixth Sense? 3
- 2. Anlo-Land and Anlo-Ewe People 21
-
Part one. Conceptualizing Sensory Orientations in Anlo-Land
- 3. Language and Sensory Orientations 37
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Part two. Moral Embodiment and Sensory Socialization
- 4. Kinesthesia and the Development of Moral Sensibilities 73
- 5. Sensory Symbolism in Birth and Infant Care Practices 85
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Part three. Person and Identity
- 6. Toward an Understanding of Anlo Forms of Being-in-the-World 111
- 7. Personhood and Ritual Reinforcement of Balance 144
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Part four. Health, Strength, and Sensory Dimensions of Well-Being
- 8. Anlo Cosmology, the Senses, and Practices of Protection 169
- 9. Well-Being, Strength, and Health in Anlo Worlds 201
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Conclusion: Ethnography and the Study of Cultural Difference
- 10. Sensory Experience and Cultural Identity 227
- Notes 251
- Glossary 281
- Bibliography 285
- Index 309