The Sorcerer's Burden: The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family (Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology)

This Book Emerges From The Author's 35 Years Of Research And Thought About The Songhay People Of Niger. This Ethnographic Novel Follows The Life Of Omar Dia, The Oldest Son Of A West African Sorcerer. When His Father Falls Ill And Dies, The Great Sorcerer Vomits A Small Metal Chain Onto His Chest. Following The Path Of His Ancestors, Omar Swallows The Chain, Becoming His Father's Successor, Which Means That He Takes On The Sorcerer's Burden. The Book Also Describes How Custodians Of Traditional Knowledge Are Creatively Adapting To The Forces Of Globalization, All In A Highly Accessible Narrative Text. A Novel. Includes Bibliographical References (page 209). Front Matter....Pages i-xi Prologue....Pages 1-2 Front Matter....Pages 3-3 Chapter 1....Pages 5-9 Chapter 2....Pages 11-19 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Chapter 3....Pages 23-27 Chapter 4....Pages 29-33 Chapter 5....Pages 35-38 Chapter 6....Pages 39-41 Chapter 7....Pages 43-47 Chapter 8....Pages 49-55 Chapter 9....Pages 57-59 Chapter 10....Pages 61-64 Chapter 11....Pages 65-69 Chapter 12....Pages 71-72 Chapter 13....Pages 73-75 Chapter 14....Pages 77-84 Chapter 15....Pages 85-87 Chapter 16....Pages 89-93 Chapter 17....Pages 95-104 Chapter 18....Pages 105-111 Chapter 19....Pages 113-117 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Chapter 20....Pages 119-124 Chapter 21....Pages 125-127 Chapter 22....Pages 129-134 Chapter 23....Pages 135-138 Chapter 24....Pages 139-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Chapter 25....Pages 147-155 Chapter 26....Pages 157-162 Chapter 27....Pages 163-168 Chapter 28....Pages 169-174 Chapter 29....Pages 175-182 Chapter 30....Pages 183-200 Back Matter....Pages 201-209 La 4e de couv. indique : "This book emerges from the author's 35 years of research and thought about the Songhay people of Niger. This ethnographic novel follows the life of Omar Dia, the oldest son of a West African sorcerer. When his father falls ill and dies, the great sorcerer vomits a small metal chain onto his chest. Following the path of his ancestors, Omar swallows the chain, becoming his father's successor, which means that he takes on the sorcerer's burden. The book also describes how custodians of traditional knowledge are creatively adapting to the forces of globalization, all in a highly accessible narrative text." Also by Paul Stoller 6 Series Editors’ Preface 10 Contents 8 Prologue 13 Part I: Paris, 2000 15 Chapter 1 16 Chapter 2 21 Part II: Tillaberi, Niger 2000–2001 30 Chapter 3 31 Chapter 4 36 Chapter 5 41 Chapter 6 45 Chapter 7 48 Chapter 8 53 Chapter 9 60 Chapter 10 63 Chapter 11 67 Chapter 12 72 Chapter 13 74 Chapter 14 77 Chapter 15 85 Chapter 16 88 Chapter 17 93 Chapter 18 103 Chapter 19 110 Chapter 20 115 Chapter 21 121 Chapter 22 124 Chapter 23 130 Chapter 24 134 Chapter 25 141 Chapter 26 150 Chapter 27 156 Chapter 28 162 Chapter 29 168 Chapter 30 176 Epilogue 194 Author’s Note 198 References 202