Susan Rasmussen: 2 books
Neighbors, Strangers, Witches, and Culture-Heroes
Ritual Powers of Smith/Artisans in Tuareg Society and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
This book examines alleged “superhuman” powers predominantly associated with smith/artisans in five African societies. It discusses their ritual and social roles, mythico-histories, symbols surrounding their art, and changing relationships between these specialists and their patrons. Needed but...
Persons of Courage and Renown
Tuareg Actors, Acting, Plays, and Cultural Memory in Northern Mali
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Persons of Courage and Renown is a theoretically engaged ethnography by a social/cultural anthropologist that explores issues of culture, memory, creativity, and power by analyzing beloved, yet vulnerable, actors, acting, and play performances in Tamajaq-speaking, predominantly Muslim, traditionally...