TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ohlin,Paul
TI  - The masters of the forest: The ethnic identity of the Aka Pygmies and its significance to the Aka church 
AV  - BV4070 .M378 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Columbia, South Carolina
PB  - [Unknown]
KW  - Columbia International University
KW  - Faculty, Alumni and alumnae
N1  - List of Illustrations; Notes on the Orthography of YAKA; Chapter 1. Problem Statement; Chapter 2. Review of Precedent Research; Chapter 3. Research Methodology; Chapter 4: Presentation of Findings; Chapter 5. Appendix; Chapter 6. References Cited; Map of Research Area --; Map of Central African Pygmy Groups --; Table: The Pygmy Groups of Central Africa; Introduction --; The Aka Pygmies --; The Aka Church --; Problem Statement; Theoretical Framework of Ethnic Identity --; Ethnicity --; Hunter-gatherers --; The Bantu Expansion into the Rain Forest --; African Pygmies --; Mbuti and Efe Pygmies --; Twa Pygmies of Rwanda --; Aka Pygmies; Data Collected --; Location of Data --; Means of Obtaining the Data --; Data Analysis and the Presentation of Findings --; Data Limitations; Group Identity: The Masters of the Forest --; Group Origin and First Contact with the Bilo --; Group Membership: The Aka Conceptualization of Insiders --; Fables --; Symbolic Imagery --; Aka and Bilo Ethnic Boundaries --; Aka Ethnic Identity and Contemporary Socioeconomic Forces --; Development Applications in the Context of Aka Ethnic Distinctives --; Ethnic Identity and the Aka Church --; Conclusion; A. The Chimp Releases Komba's Birds --; B. Mokobango --; C. The Bilo Go Trapping --; D. The Blue Duiker and the Leopard --; E. Reasons the Aka are Disenfranchised --; F. Biographical Information on the Informants --; G. Toward an Indigenous Aka Church --; H. Toward an Indigenous Aka Church Questionnaire; 2
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