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Modes of persuasion: gossip, song, and divination in Tuareg conflict resolution
Anthropological Quarterly • 64 (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 30-46
By: Rasmussen, Susan J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article analyzes the role of gossip, song and divination in the articulation of grievances in settings of conflict among the Kel Ewey Tuareg of northeastern Niger. It proposes a frame that looks at different conflict resolution mechanisms not as mutually exclusive and conflictual but as having transformative aspects.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Verbal arts
- Social control
- Music
- Conversation
- Revelation and divination
- Sacred objects and places
- Community structure
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tuareg
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1991
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1970-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- Susan J. Rasmussen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 46)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32029126
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tuaregs