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Bodywork: Dress as Cultural Tool: Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal

Bodywork: Dress as Cultural Tool: Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal

Andrewes, Janet

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Series: African Social Studies, Book 7

BeautyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesInterior Design

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ISBN10: 9004141073
ISBN13: 9789004141070
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 26 2004
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.34 Depth: 9.52
Language: English
This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers.
In the context of three small West African communities - Muslim, Christian and Animist - the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.

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