Les mankala africains. - article ; n°63 ; vol.16, pg 433-458

Assia Popova

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Cahiers d'études africaines - Année 1976 - Volume 16 - Numéro 63 - Pages 433-458
A. Popova—~~African Mankala.~~ 'Mankala' designates a class of mathematical game which is most popular in Africa, with its two main subtypes, ~~viz.~~ the one-cycle ~~wari~~, found chiefly in the north, and the two-cycle solo of the Bantu. Despite a number of differences in operating rules between these two types, they retain a deep conceptual unity which allows to consider them, anthropologically speaking, as mere variants of a single game. The 'general rule' set forth here aims at providing a global vision of these games, illustrated by a detailed description of four ~~wari~~, one s~~olo~~ and one mixed game. Finally a correspondence is established between mankala and joking-relation-ship, the latter being designated by the Swahili word ~~utani~~, derived from a root with the double meaning 'insuit, abuse' and 'contract an alliance', which expresses well enough the ambiguous character of the game both per se and as an institution.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: CAHIERS_D-ETUDES_AFRICAINES
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1976
• Nombre de lectures: 14
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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