The Afterlife Is Where We Come From: The Culture of Infancy in West Africa
The Afterlife Is Where We Come From examines infancy through the lens of West African culture. Alma Gottlieb explores how ideas about babies, origins, family, and early life reflect broader ways of understanding society, identity, and human existence.
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The Afterlife Is Where We Come From explores the culture of infancy in West Africa.
Alma Gottlieb examines how beliefs about babies and their origins connect infancy with broader understandings of family, society, and existence.
Centered on cultural interpretation, the book considers the meanings communities give to early life and childhood.
It offers readers an anthropological perspective on infancy and West African culture.
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