Calame-Griaule, Geneviève. Words and the Dogon world
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Part I The Dogon Theory Of Speech
Chapter 1 “speech”: The Concept And Its Scope
Notes
Chapter 2 Speech And The Person
The Components Of The Personality
The Corporal Kikínu (gòdu Kikínu)
The Sexual Kikínu ([unavailable]g[unavailable] Kikínu)
The Corporal Kikínu
The Sexual Kikínu
Individuals Of Special Status
The Components Of Speech
Notes
Chapter 3 Speech In The Human Body
Speech Formation
1. Brain
2. Collar Bone
3. Liver
4. Heart
5. Lungs
6. Pancreas
7. Spleen
8. Larynx
9. Mouth
The Path Of Speech
Silence And Interior Speech
The Effects Of Speech On The Listener
External Modifications Of Speech
1. Gestures
2. Body Posture
Notes
Chapter 4 The Body And The Fertilizing Power Of The Word
Notes
Chapter 5 The Symbolic Relations Between Words And Techniques
Smithy
Weaving
Cookery
Farming
Childbirth
Notes
Chapter 6 The Word Of The Dead
Notes
Part Ii The Mythology Of Speech
Chapter 1 The Mythical Revelation Of Speech
Notes
Chapter 2 The Classification Of Speech
The Nommo Series
1. “ordinary” Speech (s`[unavailable] Sála)
2. “speech Of Trade Between Twins” (jì[unavailable]e[unavailable] Tó[unavailable]u[unknown] S`[unavailable]).
3. “bad Speech Of Amma Seru” (áma S[unknown]:ru S`[unavailable] M`[unavailable][unavailable]u)
4. “good Speech” (s`[unavailable] [unknown]du)
5. Confidences (s`[unavailable] M[unknown]nu)
6. “future Speech Of The Totem Priest” (bínu Kédin[unknown] S`[unavailable]:v[unknown]d[unavailable])
7. “speech Of Weaving” (s`[unavailable]y Tí: S`[unavailable]:)
8. “speech Of Judgment In The Tógu Nà” (tógu Báru S`[unavailable]:)
9. “speech Of Lebe Seru's Law” (l[unknown]b[unknown] S[unknown]:ru Báru S`[unavailable]:)
10. “speech Of The Ark's Descent” (kóro Sùgu S`[unavailable]:)
11. “speech For Naming Children” (í: Bóy Kúnu S`[unavailable]:)
12. “speech Of Birds Swallowing Amma's Millet” (áma Yù: Sasá Mìn[unknown]: S`[unavailable]:)
13. “speech Of Binu Seru's Plan For The Descent Of The Fox's Ark” (bínu S[unknown]:ru Yùrugú Kóro Sùgu Búmu S`[unavailable]:)
14. “speech For Placing Amma's Altar” (áma Dàna¸ni; S`[unavailable]:)
15. “speech For Counting” (lúgi S`[unavailable]:)
16. “amma Seru's Prayer Said Flat On The Belly” (áma S[unknown]ru Á[unavailable]a S`[unavailable]: Dàbulu)
17. “speech Of Circumcision And Excision” (íne[unavailable] Ála N[unknown]y And Yà:na[unavailable] Ála N[unknown]y S`[unavailable])
18. “speech For Purifying The Dìlu Of Amma Seru” Africa Dogon Fa16 1946-1960 1986 Mopti Region, Mali 1946-1960 (áma S[unknown]:ru Dìlu Úguru S`[unavailable]:)
19. “speech For Counting The Human Body” (íne Gòdu Lúgu S`[unavailable]:)
20. “speech Of The Descent Of The Grains” (d[unknown]n[unknown] Sùgu S`[unavailable]:)
21. “speech Of The Binu's Gift Of Millet” (bínu Yu: Óbu S`[unavailable]:)
22. “speech Of The Forces Within Amma's Creation” (áma Kíde Mà[unavailable]i S[unknown]m[unknown] S`[unavailable]:)
23. “speech Of Nommo's Placenta” (n`[unavailable]m[unavailable] M[unknown] S`[unavailable]:)
24. “speech Of Amma's Placenta” (áma M[unknown] S`[unavailable]:)
The Fox Series
1. “speech Of The Navel” (b`[unavailable]gu S`[unavailable]:)
2. “speech Of The Twin Foxes” (yurugú Ji[unavailable][unknown] S`[unavailable]:)
3. “bad Speech Of The Swollen Fox” (yurugú Búgaru S`[unavailable]: M`[unavailable]¸nu)
4. “good Speech Of The White Fox” (yurugú Pílu S`[unavailable]: [unknown]du)
5. “secret Speech For Fixing The Sígi” (sígi Kúnu S`[unavailable]: M[unknown]nu)
6. “speech Of What Will Come By The Fox Who Runs And Strikes His Foot” (yurugú J`[unavailable]bu Tàmu S`[unavailable]: V[unknown]d[unavailable])
7. “speech Of The Fox Weaving Fibers For Masquerade Costumes” (ímina Jìbe Yurugú Ti[unknown] S`[unavailable])
8. “speech Disclosing The Truth Contained In The Fox's Bean Sifter” (n[unknown] Kóro Yurugú Nána Tágu S`[unavailable])
9. “speech Of The Meeting Between The Hogon And The Foxes” (yurugú ´[unavailable]g[unavailable]yne Báru S`[unavailable])
10. “speech Of The Bar[unknown] Kámada Insect Biting The Ark” (bar[unknown] Kámada Kóro K[unknown]ru S`[unavailable])
11. “speech For Giving Birth To Children” (i: N`[unavailable]nu S`[unavailable]:)
12. “speech Of The Animals Swallowing The Fox's Millet” (yurugú Yù: Ólunama Mìn[unknown])
13. “speech Of The Descent Of The Fox's Second Ark” (yurugú Kóro L[unknown]ye Sùgu S`[unavailable]:)
14. “speech For Setting Up The Fox's Altar For L[unknown]b[unknown]” (yurugú L[unknown]b[unknown] Dàna¸ni S`[unavailable]:)
15. “speech Of Men Having Their Periods” (ána[unavailable] Africa Dogon Fa16 1946-1960 1986 Mopti Region, Mali 1946-1960 Puniá: S`[unavailable]:)
16. “speech Of Dyongu Seru's Science” (jó[unavailable]u S[unknown]ru S`[unavailable]: Dàbulu)
17. “speech Of Yurugú And Yasigi Drinking Millet Gruel” (yurugú Ála N[unknown]y S`[unavailable]: And Yasígi Ála N[unknown]y S`[unavailable]:)
18. “speech Of The Night” (yà[unavailable]a S`[unavailable]:)
19. “speech Of Menstruating Women” (yà:[unavailable] Pùnulu S`[unavailable]:)
20. “speech Of The Fox Who, Coming Down With His Ark And Seeds, Sowed Without Rain” (yurugú D[unknown]n[unknown] Kóro-le Sù[unavailable]uni Ána Mà: Bídu S`[unavailable])
21. “speech Of The Fox's Sacrifice (búlu)” (yurugú Búlu S`[unavailable]:)
22. “speech Of The Fox's Creation” (yurugú Kíde Má[unavailable]u S`[unavailable]:)
23. “speech Of The Descent Of The Sun's Placenta” (náy M[unknown] Sùgu S`[unavailable]:)
24. “speech Of The Fox's Placenta” (yurugú M[unknown] S`[unavailable]:)
Notes
Chapter 3 The Modes Of Speech And Their Symbolic Representations
Illustrations For The Nommo Series
Illustrations For The Fox Series
Notes
Part Iii Speech In Society
Chapter 1 Monitoring Speech
Mastering Speech
Expansion And Conservation Of Speech
Special Precautions For Women's Speech
Ways Of Affecting The Quality Of Speech
Mending Bad Speech
Notes
Chapter 2 Speech And Relations Between The Sexes
The Ambiguity Of Women And The Relations Between The Sexes
Right And Left
Cosmetics And Personal Care
Women's Retaliation
“songs Without Shame”
Marriage And Sexual Life
Engagement
Marriage
Expressions Of Love
Sexual Life
Speech Between Men And Women
Jokes
Riddles In The Courtship Of Women
Polygamy And Married Life
The “white Women” (yà:[unavailable] Pílu)
Notes
Chapter 3 Speech In Social Life
Names
Greetings
Courtesy, Allusion, Euphemism
Emotions And Their Social Expression
The Social Value Of Silence
The Expression Of Aggression: Taunts, Insults, And Their Cathartic Value
Authority, Accommodation, Justice
Teaching: The Speech Of Wisdom
Conventional Language And Secret Language
Speech Anomalies And Deviations
Notes
Chapter 4 Speech And Religion
Prayer
Formulas For Propitiation
Purification By Speech
The Healer And His “speech”
Oaths And Curses
Anticipating The Future: Divination And Omens
Speech Restrictions Having A Religious Value
Cult For The Word Of The Dead
Sígi S`[unavailable]:, Secret Language
Notes
Chapter 5 The Spoken Arts
Prose
Animal Fables (ólunama Élum[unknown])
Stories About People (íne[unavailable] Élum[unknown])
Astronomical Or Cosmological Tales (álagala Élum[unknown])
Mythical Narratives (s`[unavailable] P[unknown]y)
Poetic Prose: Riddles, Proverbs, Enigmas
Proverbs And Enigmas
Symbolic Interpretation
Social Ethics
Observations About The Natural World
Myth Symbolism
The Social Function Of Élum[unknown]
Time
Place
Recitation
Social Rules
Genres Of Poetry
Word Choice
Word Combination
Rhythm
Imagery
Enigmatic Quality
Poetic Recitation: The Griot
The Problem Of Invention
Poetic Imagery
Order And Presentation Of Content
Formal Variations, Style
Contamination
Instruction
Fruitfulness Of The Group
Cosmology
Psychology
Notes
Part Iv Speech And Nonverbal Expression
Chapter 1 The Relations Between Speech And The Plastic Arts
“speech Which Is Inside Cloth”
A Description Of The Blanket
Symbolic Explanation
The Language Of Dance
Notes
Chapter 2 The Relations Between Speech And Musical Expression 1
Notes
Conclusion
Notes
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