| Titre | Remarques sur quelques attitudes négro-africaines devant la mort | |
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| Auteur | Louis-Vincent Thomas | |
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Revue | Revue Française de Sociologie |
| Numéro | 1963, 4-4 Problèmes noirs | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Problèmes noirs |
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| Page | 395-410 | |
| Résumé anglais |
L. V. Thomas : Negro-African attitudes to death.
To determine the vitalistic attitudes of African Negroes, the author has studied their beliefs about death by means of a questionnaire containing open questions, the main themes of which are based on an analysis of myths, stories, songs and proverbs on the one hand, and on the other on funeral and post- funeral rites. For the African Negro, death can either be good or evil ; its various meanings range from imminent death to absolute death, and it can be either real or symbolical. The results demonstrate that the eschatological beliefs of African Negroes are based for the most part on the victory of life over death, the constant desire to avoid disorder, the continuity of social groups, and above all the solidarity of the universe of the living and that of their ancestors. These beliefs presuppose a vitalistic philosophy and also an optimistic view of society as being to a certain degree master of its own fate. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rfsoc_0035-2969_1963_num_4_4_7186 |
