Journey of Song: Public Life and Morality in Cameroon

by Clare A. Ignatowski

During the long dry season, Tupuri men and women in northern Cameroon gather in gurna camps outside their villages to learn the songs that will be performed at widely attended celebrations to honor the year's dead. The gurna provides a space for them to join together in solidarity to care for their cattle, fatten their bodies, and share local stories. But why does the gurna remain meaningful in the modern nation-state of Cameroon? In Journey of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217946
• ISBN13: 9780253217943
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher