The Arms of the Dibouka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23747890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion McCreedy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 15-34 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Key Issues in Hunter-Gatherer Research (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003134961-3 |
| OpenAlex | W3081484303 |
| ISBN | 9781003134961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter examines the bobanda net-hunting ritual of the Biaka pygmies and its implications. The Biaka pygmies inhabit the tropical rain forest of the Central African Republic on the southwestern border with the Popular Republic of the Congo. They are mobile hunter-gatherers whose subsistence strategy incorporates a trade relationship of wild game, forest products, and labor for agricultural and Western products from sedentary village agriculturalist neighbors. The flow of animal resources received in exchange for the investment of labor is considered vulnerable to the influence of the actions of all the members within the community. The powerful ritual aspects of the bobanda are what make it so clearly the best weapon in the Biakas&s; arsenal of remedies. Two forms of power attempt to fix the state of crisis: the individual male power of the bobanda nganga, focused on the knowledge of magical materials; and the collective power and energy of the females displayed in their vitality as a group.
Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · New Caledonia Indigenous Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |