book chapter
Land of the cliff dwellers
Wind in Africa : a story of modern medicine in Mali • St. Louis • Published In 1975 • Pages: ix-xi, 183-203
By: Imperato, Pascale James.
Abstract
This is one chapter from a book on a U.S. medical mission to Mali between 1967 and 1971. In the chapter included here, the author, the head of the medical mission, discusses the mission’s experience among the Dogon. Much of the information in this source focuses on the problems of the medical mission in contacting the Dogon and arranging for the vaccination of the village populations. The source also includes information on the topography and climate of the Dogon area and some scattered details on Dogon economy, society, and religion. Some of the most interesting material in this source relates to the process of contact and culture change. In this respect, the author provides information on the impact of tourism on the Dogon, the commercialization of the dama, the masked dances that are part of the Dogon death anniversary ceremony, and the reaction of the Dogon to tourists, the team of foreign health experts, and other outsiders.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Public Health Government Doctor
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1967-1971
- Coverage Date
- 1893-1972
- Coverage Place
- Mopti Region, Mali
- Notes
- by Pascale James Imperato
- LCCN
- 73024001
- LCSH
- Dogons (African people)