An African World: The Basongye Village of Lupupa Ngye

by Alan P. Merriam and Alan P. Merrian

Book Overview

This is an engrossing account of ethnographic field work carried out in Lupupa Ngye, a Basongye village of central Z ire. The author's general aim was to know Basongye society and culture, and also to study music and the other arts. This volume provides a vivid descriptive sketch of the daily lives of the villagers and an understanding of their belief system. Professor Merriam's field-work in Lupupa Ngye was intensive and capable; his report on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253302803
• ISBN13: 9780253302809
• Release Date: December 1974
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"