Boyhood Rituals in an African Society by Ottenberg, Simon - 1989

University of Washington Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ of Washington Pr, 1989-09. Hardcover. Good.

University of Washington Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Seattle & London: University of Washington Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0295965754 . DJ has some scuffs. .

University of Washington Press , September 1989. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good.

1st printing. Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; light dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 344 pp; index, biblio; illustrated. This is a new, unread book.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 343 pages. This is an anthropological study of boyhood in a group of related Igbo villages called Afikpo, in souteastern Nigeria. About half of the book is taken up with the description and analysis of adolescent initiation rites, providing a close and detailed view of rituals that for the most part have only been touched upon in literature. The work makes use of psychoanalytic theory, with a logic that is grounded in data, blended with traditional cultural anthropological analysis. Ottenberg's understanding of the dynamics of the symbols and their unstated meanings contributes to the study of ritual process in any society. The data on ritual initiation alo0ne make this a major contribution to African ethnography, and Ottenberg's descriptive material on male secrecy and related gender distinctions provides a background fora more general understanding of West African… Read More

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1989. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked, NF/NF. Full red cloth binding. xxiii, 344pp. In a very nice jacket.. Anthropological study of the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

University Of Washington Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). VG hardcover in Good+ jacket. 1989. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on half title page. Soililng to top text edge. Page faces clean. Light edgewear. Binding solid. Jacket with scrape to spine. Mild soil to rear cover. Solid. 344 pp..

Seattle:: University of Washington Press,, (1989.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. "An anthropological study of boyhood in a group of related Igbo villages in southeatern Nigeria." Illustrated with maps, figures and photographs. Bibliography, index. xxiv, 344 pp. Photographic endpapers.