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In search of Tunga : prosperity, Almighty God, and lives in motion in a Malian provincial town
- Title
- In search of Tunga : prosperity, Almighty God, and lives in motion in a Malian provincial town / André Chappatte.
- Author
- Chappatte, André
- Publication
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
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- Additional Authors
- Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
- Description
- xiii, 228 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This monograph of Muslim life focuses on young male migrants of rural origin who move to build better lives in Bougouni, a provincial town of southwest Mali. Describing themselves as "simply Muslims" and "adventurers", these migrants aim to be both prosperous and good Muslims. Based on 18 months of fieldwork, author Andrré Chappatte explores their sense of prosperity and piety in what they call "tunga" (adventure), a customary search of money and more dating back from the colonial period.
- Series Statement
- African perspectives
- Uniform Title
- African perspectives (University of Michigan. Press)
- Alternative Title
- Prosperity, Almighty God, and lives in motion in a Malian provincial town
- Subject
- Islam > Mali > Bougouni (Sikasso)
- Muslim men > Religious life > Mali > Bougouni (Sikasso)
- Male immigrants > Mali > Bougouni (Sikasso)
- Piety
- Emigration and immigration
- Islam
- Male immigrants
- Manners and customs
- Religion
- Travel
- Muslim men
- Religious life
- Bougouni (Sikasso, Mali) > Religion
- Bougouni (Sikasso, Mali) > Social life and customs
- Bougouni (Sikasso, Mali) > Emigration and immigration
- Bougouni (Sikasso, Mali) > Description and travel
- Mali > Bougouni (Sikasso)
- Note
- "Glossary and Orthographic Conventions" (pages xi-xiii) includes "Concise Glossary of Bamanan Terms".
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Tunga: "Tomorrow Is in God's Hands" -- Part 1: Navigating Street Life and Public Islam: 2. An Informed Bike Tour of Bougouni -- 3. Public Islam on the Street -- 4. Islam under Street Lighting: An Ambiguous "Civilization" -- Part 2: Motions and Ethics on the Earthly Path: 5. Struggles for Better Lives in the Hands of God -- 6. The Resilience of Mande Figures of "Humanity" -- 7. Social Motions: Chinese Products and Material Modernity -- 8. Conclusion: The Mercy of the Savanna
- Call Number
- ReCAP 23-3591
- ISBN
- 9780472075652
- 0472075659
- LCCN
- 2022023738
- OCLC
- 1290014136
- Author
- Chappatte, André, author.
- Title
- In search of Tunga : prosperity, Almighty God, and lives in motion in a Malian provincial town / André Chappatte.
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- African perspectivesAfrican perspectives (University of Michigan. Press)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-217) and index.
- Added Author
- Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Chappatte, André. In search of Tunga. Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022 9780472220748 (OCoLC)1317705991
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 23-3591