Das Erbe der "Helden" Grabkult der Konso und kulturverwandten Ethnien in Süd-Äthiopien

• 1. Verfasser: Poissonnier, Nicole (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Veröffentlicht: Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2009
• Schlagworte: Society & social sciences; Social & cultural history; ethnology; burial rites; South Ethiopia
• Online-Zugang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Zusammenfassung

The publication focusses on the "waakaa", antropomorphic wooden sculptures of the Konso in Ethiopia. The study highlights the social functions and meanings of the sculptures. Besides a detailed description it also includes information on their production, the corresponding rituals and the way the statues are erected.

ISBN

gup2009-419

Zugangseinschränkungen

Open Access