Charles S Bird

Biographic Data

ID230581
NAMECharles S Bird
GIVEN NAMESCharles S
FAMILY NAMEBird
SIGNATUREBIRD C S
AFFILIATIONSIndiana University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS110
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1972
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2001
H-INDEX3

  • African Material Culture

    Adria La Violette, Charles S Bird et al.REVIEWAfrican Economic History2001

  • Explorations in African Systems of Thought

    Aidan Southall, Ivan Karp et al.ARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1990Cited by: 10

  • Explorations in African Systems of Thought

    Musa A A Jalil, Ahmad A Nasr et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of African…1983

  • Explorations in African Systems of Thought

    David B Coplan, David Coplan et al.ARTICLEThe International Journal of…1982

    Explorations in African Systems of Thought examines the problems currently faced by researchers in the analysis of systems of belief in African societies. In contrast to the prevailing emphasis on the analysis of partial systems of thought, such as witchcraft beliefs or spirit possession, the present collection of thirteen original essays stresses a more broadly analytic approach that relates the study of African systems of thought to other aspec…

  • Explorations in African Systems of Thought

    Newell S Booth, Ivan Karp et al.ARTICLEJournal for the Scientific Study…1982

  • Explorations in African Systems of Thought

    Ivan Karp, Charles S Bird et al.BOOKExplorations in African systems…1980Cited by: 73

    Explorations in African Systems of Thought examines the problems currently faced by researchers in the analysis of systems of belief in African societies. In contrast to the prevailing emphasis on the analysis of partial systems of thought, such as witchcraft beliefs or spirit possesion, the present collection of thirteen original essays stresses a more broadly analytic approach that relates the study of African systems of thought to other aspect…

  • A Grammar of Vai

    Charles S Bird, William E WelmersARTICLELanguage1978

  • Greetings in the Desert1

    Open AccessIbrahim Ag Youssouf, Allen D Grimshaw et al.ARTICLEAmerican Ethnologist1976Cited by: 27References: 20

    Tuareg men must frequently travel into the wilderness of the western Sahara. The stakes are high in encounters. The desert is vast and threatening; the solitary traveler is continuously reminded of man's-and his own-insignificance. The camel is the "ship of the desert," and the sighting far off of another rider engenders tensions similar to those experienced by seafaring travelers in the days of ships of sail, viz, is the unknown stranger friend …

  • Report from Linguistics Committee

    Open AccessCharles S BirdARTICLEAfrican Studies Newsletter1972

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