The Sorcerer's Burden
The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family
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Word Count
52,250 words, Guess
Page Count
209 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-103319318047
- ISBN-139783319318042
- OCLC Control Number942381140
- Better World Books9783319318042
- Open LibraryOL28277206M
Classifications
- LCCGN301-674
- LCCPS3569.T62277 S67 2016
Description
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.
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