{"product_id":"9780226922522","title":"Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought","description":"In this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eParallel Worlds,\u003c\/i\u003e Alma Gottlieb\u003cbr\u003e explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte\u003cbr\u003e d'Ivoire. Employing symbolic and postmodern perspectives, she highlights\u003cbr\u003e the dynamically paired notions of identity and difference, symbolized by\u003cbr\u003e the kapok tree planted at the center of every Beng village.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book merits a number of readings. . . . An experiment in\u003cbr\u003e ethnography that future projects might well emulate.\" —Clarke K. Speed,\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[An] evocative, rich ethnography. . . . Gottlieb does anthropology a\u003cbr\u003e real service.\" —Misty L. Bastian, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ethnologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Richly detailed. . . . This book offers a nuanced descriptive analysis\u003cbr\u003e which commands authority.\" —Elizabeth Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eMan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Exemplary. . . . Gottlieb's observations on identity and difference are\u003cbr\u003e not confined to rituals or other special occasions; rather she shows\u003cbr\u003e that these principles emerge with equal force during daily social life.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Monni Adams, \u003ci\u003eJournal of African Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[An] excellent study.\" —John McCall, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eResearch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168761725168,"sku":"9780226922522","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780226922522_p0.jpg?v=1763675379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226922522","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}