Manimory and the aesthetics of mimesis: Forest, Islam and state in Ivoirian Dozoya

Africa

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-484

  Hellweg, Joseph ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; HUNTER-GATHERER; ISLAMISM; REFORM PROCESS; STATE ROLE;

EID: 33846693135     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2006.0065     Document Type: Article

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