Death, Ritual, and Art in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7213783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F T H Smith (corresponding author), Fred T Smith |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-28 |
| Publication date | 1987-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9933 • E-ISSN: 1937-2108 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3336496 |
| OpenAlex | W1990543829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
noted: death of a stranger, slave, or a child will go almost unnoticed; it will arouse no emotion, occasion no (1909:76). On the other hand, the death of almost any adult member of the community, male or female, will result in disruption, disequilibrium, and tension. The sociocultural implications of death and its ritual management have long been a concern of scholars, especially sociologists and anthropologists. Bronislaw Malinowski wrote that death
Aesthetics · African art · Art · Ethnology · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |