Bodywork: Dress as Cultural Tool : Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal /

This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Andrewes, Janet (مؤلف)

التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني

اللغة: English

منشور في: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2004.

سلاسل: African Social Studies Series ; 7.
Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.

الموضوعات:

Clothing and dress > Religious aspects > Christianity.

Clothing and dress > Symbolic aspects > Senegal > Casamance River Valley.

Diola (African people) > Clothing > Senegal > Casamance River Valley.

Diola (African people) > Senegal > Casamance River Valley > Social life and customs.