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Title
Blurring the Lines. Ritual and Relationships between Babongo Pygmies and their Neighbours (Gabon) |
Full text
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00801999; http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/80/19/99/PDF/Pygmies_Anthropos.pdf |
Date
2012 |
Author(s)
Bonhomme, Julien; De Ruyter, Magali; Moussavou, Guy-Max |
Abstract
This article focuses on the ritual performance of relations between Babongo Pygmies and their neighbours in Gabon. Whereas the Babongo occupy socially subordinate positions vis-à-vis neighbouring populations, the Bwiti initiation ritual inverses this relational form by placing Pygmies at its mythical origin-point. The Babongo who perform at rituals embody the "Pygmy" as he is construed by their neighbours. However, the profound changes undergone by Bwiti over the 20th century have allowed for the emancipation of the Babongo. In becoming full-blown ritual actors, they enact Bwiti's origin myth for their own sake. Thus subaltern actors emerge as central participants on the ritual scene. |
Subject(s)
[SHS:ANTHRO_SE] Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology; Pygmies; Babongo; Gabon; ritual; social relationships; myth |
Language
ENG |
Type of publication
article in peer-reviewed journal |
Source
Anthropos -Freiburg- |
Repository
France - Hyper Article en Ligne (HAL), SHS
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