Peer-Reviewed Article December 31, 2005
Pactes, alliances et plaisanteries
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Published in: Cahiers d études africaines
Publisher: Éditions de l'EHESS • South Africa • 0008-0055 • 1777-5353
Abstract
« A unique Malian cultural custom known as “cousinage” provides a basis for understanding among these ethnic groups. This open and friendly acknowledgment of differences seems to provide Malians a sense of confidence in their common nationhood while defying African interethnic stereotypes ».« C’est au mérite du professeur de toucher du doigt un des aspects de cette “exception guinéenne” dont on a souvent parlé. […] la vraie particularité de la Guinée : l’existence d’un pacte national non écr...
