Conversations with Ogotemmêli An Introduction to Dogon Religious Ideas

by Griaule, Marcel; Dieterlen, Germaine

• ISBN13: 9780195198218
• ISBN10: 0195198212
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1975-11-06
• Publisher: International African Institute

Summary

Originally published in 1948 as Dieu d'Eau, this near-classic offers a unique and first-hand account of the myth, religion, and philosophy of the Dogan, A Sudanese people.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Daryll Forde
Introduction	xi
G. Dieterlen
Preface	1	(4)
The Ogols	5	(219)
Ogotemmeli	11	(5)
The First Word and the Fibre Skirt	16	(8)
The Second Word and Weaving	24	(6)
The Third Word and the Granary of Pure Earth	30	(5)
The Third Word and the Classification of Things	35	(6)
The Third Word, the Descent of the Granary of Pure Earth, and Death	41	(6)
The Third Word and the Regurgitation of the World-System	47	(9)
The Third Word and the Work of Redemption	56	(6)
The Third Word and the Drums	62	(7)
The Word and the Craft of Weaving	69	(6)
The Word and the Cultivation of the Land	75	(3)
The Word, Dress, and Love	78	(6)
The Smithy
Pottery	84	(7)
The Large Family House	91	(8)
The Sanctuary	99	(5)
Paintings on the Facade of the Sanctuary	104	(5)
Paintings on the Facade of the Sanctuary (continued)	109	(6)
The Cult of Lebe	115	(8)
The Cult of the Binu	123	(7)
Sacrifice	130	(8)
The Fertilizing Word	138	(6)
The Blood of Women	144	(4)
The Blood of Women and the Threshing of Digitaria	148	(7)
The Dual Soul and Circumcision	155	(7)
Personal Altars	162	(7)
Appearance of Death	169	(10)
The Cult of the Dead, Fermented Liquors
The Living Dead	179	(7)
Dancing	186	(6)
The Cult of Fire	192	(5)
Twins and Trade	197	(6)
Twins and Trade (continued)	203	(6)
The Signs of the Zodiac	209	(8)
Farewell to Ogotemmeli	217	(7)
Select Bibliography	224	(3)
Index	227