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The harp that plays by itselfessay 1992 • Taylor, Christopher C. (Christopher Charles)
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
This paper, originally published as a chapter in an edited volume entitled 'Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Ethnomedicine', explores concepts of pathology in local Rwandan therapies. It shows the central role of fluids in these concepts an...Mutton, mud, and runny nosesarticle 2005 • Taylor, Christopher C. (Christopher Charles)
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
This article discusses the symbolic foundations of division and hierarchy among Rwanda's Tutsi, Hutu and Twa. Based on extensive fieldwork among the Twa, the author shows the ways culturally constructed differences were reflected in varied social sit...