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Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies
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Children of the Forest: Africa's Mbuti Pygmies
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by Kevin Duffy
Sales Rank: 158519
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$15.95
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Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Waveland Press December 1995
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0881338850
ISBN-13: 978-0881338850
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
From School Library Journal
YA The way of life of the Mbuti pygmies of Zaire is explored in this highly readable book. The anthropologist-author lived in two different villages in Zaire's rain forests for several weeks with these people, sharing their way of life and talking to them about their beliefs and culture. Although this society has existed successfully for thousands of years, its existence depends on the nomadic treks through the rain forests, and Duffy questions how much longer the culture will last now that the government has ordered the people to stop roving, to settle down in one area and to start paying taxes. Duffy writes in a warm and intimate manner, and readers come to know members of the tribes in a personal manner and to care if their way of life will continue. There are many photographs, but the quality is so poor that, unfortunately, they detract from the text rather than add to it. Pat Royal, Prince George's County Public School System, Md.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
This intimate study portrays the hunter-gatherer Mbuti pygmies of Zaire. Kevin Duffy describes how these forest nomads, who are as adapted to the forest as its wildlife, gratefully acknowledge their beloved home as the source of everything they need: food, clothing, shelter, and affection. Looking on the forest in deified terms, they sing and pray to it and call themselves its children. With his patience and knowledge of their ways, Duffy was accepted by these, the world's smallest people, and invited to participate in the cycle of their lives from birth to death. This book is an excellent companion piece to Duffy's 50-minute film, Pygmies of the Rainforest, which was shown on PBS's science series, NOVA, as "BaMiki BaNdula". A 28-minute version (Children of the Forest) is also available.
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