Shrines and the Domestication of Landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2987151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Mather (0000-0003-0245-5247, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-45 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.59.1.3631443 |
| OpenAlex | W2265651096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 10 |
Landscapes reflect predominant patterns of social action and thought. In this article, the relationship between landscapes and shrines in Kusasi territory in northern Ghana is explicated in terms of the domestication of the natural world. Focusing on a particular settlement, I argue that Kusasi shrines embody local and tribal histories. Field observations and interviews reveal that the Kusasi use shrines to demarcate physical territories according to social divisions. Through shrines and their associated rites, the Kusasi transform the physical world into a ceremonial landscape. The transformation of the physical world is part of a ritual process involving the domestication of natural and spiritual forces. Shrines are sites of mediation where the Kusasi reiterate established meanings and generate new ones
Action (physics · Archaeology · Biology · Domestication · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Geography · Mediation · Natural (archaeology · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology · History · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,76 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |