ISBN:
1-57181-844-8
,
978-1-57181-844-7
,
1-57181-845-6/Pbk.
,
978-1-57181-845-4/Pbk.
Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 298 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Cameroon Studies volume 5
Uniform Title:
Moi, un Mbororo
Keywords:
Kamerun Bororo
;
Fulani
;
Nomade
;
Soziales Leben
;
Biographie
;
Ndoudi, Oumarou [Leben und Werk]
Abstract:
This remarkable book recounts the life of Ndudi Umaru, a pastoral nomadic Fulani, who was born in the Nigeria-Cameroon border zone, but spent most of his life in Cameroon where he was treated for leprosy. Left to his own devices at an early age—his illness having separated him from his kith and kin—Ndudi is befriended by Père Boquené, a French missionary who takes him on as a field assistant. Working closely with the young man, Père Boquené realizes Ndudi is a keen observer of his own pastoral society, with its links to a wider social setting, and suggests he record his observations on tape. The result is a rare and sensitive collaboration, which sheds new insight into the world of the Mbororo and the complex and ever-changing social mosaic of West African savanna societies. Ndudi's leprosy and his efforts to find a cure grant him the necessary perspective to analyze this complex world, while still remaining a part of it.For the western public, the Mbororo have often been the photogenic subjects of "Disappearing World" documentaries or glossy coffee table books. However, this account renders "the exotic" comprehensible, preserving the cultural authenticity of Ndudi's story while making this unique world more accessible to outsiders.
Description / Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations -- Preface to the English Translation by Philip Burnham -- Letter from Claude Lévi-Strauss -- Preface to French Edition by Christiane Seydou -- Introduction by Henri Bocquené -- Preliminary Note -- Map -- Chapter 1. My First Memories of Childhood -- Chapter 2. From Day to Day -- Chapter 3. And the Seasons Pass -- Chapter 4. Passing the Evenings -- Chapter 5. Our Grandmothers` Stories -- Chapter 6. Illness -- Chapter 7. Seasonal Migration and the Wet Season Camp -- Chapter 8. Family Festivals -- Chapter 9. A Village Interlude -- Chapter 10. A Return to the Nomadic Life -- Chapter 11. Memories of Seasonal Migrations -- Chapter 12. A Stay in Gire -- Chapter 13. The Soro of the Adolescents -- Chapter 14. From Village to Village -- Chapter 15. Memorable Events -- Chapter 16. The Dance and the Wodabe -- Chapter 17. The Spectacle at the Market Place -- Chapter 18. Marriage and Weddings -- Chapter 19. Mbororo Marriage -- Chapter 20. Divorce and Widowhood -- Chapter 21. Religion -- Chapter 22. Pulaku -- Chapter 23. Magic and Sorcery -- Chapter 24. New Horizons -- Chapter 25. My Uncle and His Herds -- Chapter 26. Settled at Djohong -- Chapter 27. Family Visits -- End Notes -- Glossary
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