Book
Essay on the manners and customs of the Mossi people in the western Sudan
Augustin Challamel • Paris • Published In 1921 • Pages:
By: Mangin, Eugène, Brunel, Ariane, Skinner, Elliott.
Abstract
Father Mangin, who lived among the Mossi for many years, mainly in the province of Koupela, and spoke the language fluently, based this account of Mossi customs and institutions primarily upon personal observations and interviews. The book contains information on the history, physical environment, economic life, political organization, marriage and family relations, life cycle, religious beliefs, and general characteristics of the Mossi people. The author's colonial and religious biases sometimes appear, though this work is regarded as a basic work on the Mossi.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- ca. 1910
- Coverage Date
- 1896-1910
- Coverage Place
- Burkina Faso
- Notes
- Eugène Mangin
- Translation of: [Les Mossi, Essai sur les us et coutumes du peuple Mossi au Soudan occidental]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Ariane Brunel and Elliott Skinner
- LCSH
- Mossi (African people)