The nature of entrustment : intimacy, exchange, and the sacred in Africa / Parker Shipton.
| Author/creator | Shipton, Parker MacDonald |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Yale agrarian studies Yale agrarian studies. ^A303919 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Fiduciary culture : a thread in anthropological theory -- Luo and their livelihood : the Great Lake Basin and beyond -- Entrustment incarnate : humans and animals over years and generations -- Teaming up : borrowing, lending, and getting by -- Marriage on the installment plan : the present and the promised -- Debts in life and death : shared responsibility and the funerary flow -- In the passing : inheritance of things and persons -- Blood, fire, and word : Luo, Christian, and Luo-Christian sacrifice -- Conclusion: Entrustment and obligation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006033475 |
| ISBN | 9780300116014 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300116012 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN645 .S515 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |