Return to Laughter

BOWEN,E

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Author
BOWEN,E
Publish Date
03/01/1964
Book Type
hardcover
Publisher Name
BANTAM
Subtitle
An Anthropological Novel
Number of Pages
320
Edition
First Edition
ISBN-10
0385053126
ISBN-13
9780385053129
SKU
9780385053129

Description

This classic of anthropological literature is a dramatic, revealing account of an Anthropologists first year in the field with a remote African tribe. Simply as a work of ethnographic interest, Return to Laughter Provides deep insights into the culture of West Africa the subtle web of STI tribal life and the power of the institution of witchcraft. However, the author's fictional approach the book STI Gives lasting appeal. She Focuses on the human dimension of anthropology, recounting her Personal Triumphs and failures and Documenting the profound changes she undergoes. As a result, her story Becomes at once universally staff and highly recognizable. She has brought` vividly to life the classic narrative of an outsider caught up and deeply Involved in an utterly alien culture.