Africa, المجلد 79،العدد 1

activities Africa anthropology aspects associated authority become body brotherhood building called claim clients concern considered construction consultation context Coumba critical cultural described developed discourse discussion divination divinatory Djenné elders esoteric example expert expertise expression fact field forms further gandal healers healing historical human important individual initiation innovation instance intellectual interpretation involved Islamic issues Kaya knowing knowledge learning living male marabout masons master materials means medicine Meissa Mijikenda moral Muslim Namagan observation particular performance person political position practices practitioners present production question Qur'anic referred reflections region relations relationship religious respect response ritual role sangomas secrets Senegal sense shells significant situation skills social society South specialist specific spirits stages status structure Swahili traditional transmission understanding University Press village weavers West wisdom women