Creating the Appearance of Consensus in Mende Political Discourse
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 1990 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Anthropologist |
| ISSN | 0002-7294 |
| E-ISSN | 0002-7294 |
| EDITORA | Wiley (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.1990.92.1.02a00020 |
| CITAÇÕES | 15 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
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Resumo
The language and logic of consensus as a discourse and political strategy are analyzed with the case of a Mende lineage meeting in Sierra Leone. A methodology of collecting local, private, and skeptical exegesis of public discourse leads to theoretical questions related to the use of language and secrecy to orchestrate a public consensual order while concealing alternative orders of opposition.