Aspects of Mende Life and Culture: An Anthropological Perspective by Joseph Tamb

Description: Aspects of Mende Life and Culture by Joseph Tamba Kamanda Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description As human beings we express practically every aspect of our daily lives through our cultural beliefs. Such may be gender relations, kinship terminology, religion, economic transactions, politics, modes of education, conflict resolution, architecture, modes of production, culinary and dietary habits and many more. In short, culture is a peoples way of life.One of the constants or characteristics cultural anthropologists point out to us is the tremendous variability of culture; cultural beliefs and practices vary from place to place even within the same country.An inevitable consequence of this variability is that culture can easily become a site for misunderstanding, miscommunication and misrepresentation. The cultural beliefs and practices of other people do not always make sense to us and vice versa. By way of illustration, let us take the example of the use of kinship terminology. Such terms are used with great precision in western cultures. A brother or sister in such cultures means just that. By contrast, one finds that among the Mende, kinship terms are far more elastic. People coming from the same town or region may consider themselves as brothers and sisters. It is a fairly common practice in Sierra Leone to hear people referring to someone as auntie this or uncle that where virtually no family ties exist. This can cause confusion in the minds of outsiders.My own lived experience of culture in and outside Sierra Leone, teaching Cultural Anthropology at the St Pauls Major Seminary, Regent, Freetown for a number of years has alerted me to this aspect of culture.Aspects of Mende Life and Culture is an attempt to deal with this issue. This work underscores the fact that Mende cultural beliefs and practices are informed by an underlying logic even when this may not always be apparent to both the insider and outsider. It is an invitation to figure out such logic before giving way to misunderstanding. Mende religion, names and naming, proverbs, notions of personhood all have their rational explanation.Hopefully the work makes a contribution to minimising the conflicts that arise in our country and in the world at large originating from cultural misunderstandings.Joseph Tamba KamandaDepartment of Sociology and Social WorkFourah Bay College Details ISBN-13 9798858982173 Title Aspects of Mende Life and Culture Author Joseph Tamba Kamanda Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 118 Publisher Independently Published GE_Item_ID:144996062; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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