| Titre | Économie, société et pouvoir chez les Duala anciens. | |
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| Auteur | Georges Balandier | |
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Revue | Cahiers d'études africaines |
| Numéro | Vol. 15, no 59, 1975 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Études et essais |
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| Page | 361-380 | |
| Résumé anglais |
G. Balandier — ~~Economy, Power and Society among the Ancient Duala~~. The ancient Duala society was originally based on conquest followed by the establishment of a mono- poly of trade between the African hinterland and the out-side world. The social institutions were characterized by a complex balance between, on the one hand, a segmentary system based upon kinship and, on the other hand, a system of 'orders' or 'estates' closely linked to the economy and expressed through the organisation of ritual associations, the main ones—~~ngondo~~ and~~ jengu~~—acting for the ideological maintenance and cohesion of the whole Duala group. Despite the early and intense contacts with European traders, the goods—~~inyam~~—were considered as elements of human personality rather than merchandise, and, as such, their circulation and exchange had a political and ritual value as much as or rather more than an economie one. The system resulted into a double faced social dynamics—outside/inside—which, up to the recent colonial period, proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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