Exploring Friendship and Kinship in Africa

This volume delves into the intertwined nature of friendship, descent, and alliance in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting their significance in social anthropology. It offers fresh perspectives on how friendship is understood and practiced across various African societies, emphasizing the need to study it alongside kinship. The book features contributions from Martine Guichard, a Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute, Tilo Grätz, Vice-Director for Research at the Centre of Modern Oriental Studies, and Youssouf Diallo, a Lecturer in Anthropology at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College, all of whom bring extensive research experience from Africa and Europe. Mai mult