Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute
Volume 79, Number 1, 2009
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E-ISSN: 1750-0184 Print ISSN: 0001-9720
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Your Subscribed ContentSpecial Issue: Knowledge in Practice: Expertise and the Transmission
of Knowledge
Guest Editor: Kai Kresse and Trevor H. J. Marchand
Introduction: Knowledge in Practice
pp. 1-16
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The Transmission of Knowledge in South African Traditional Healing
pp. 17-34
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Elders and ‘Frauds’: Commodified Expertise and Politicized Authenticity among Mijikenda
pp. 35-52
Specialist Knowledge Practices of Craftsmen and Clerics in Senegal
pp. 53-70
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Negotiating Licence and Limits: Expertise and Innovation in Djenné's Building Trade
pp. 71-91
Beyond Expertise: Reflections on Specialist Agency and the Autonomy of the Divinatory Ritual Process
pp. 92-109
Framing Divination: A Mande Divination Expert and the Occult Economy
pp. 110-127
Marabout Women in Dakar: Creating Authority in Islamic Knowledge
pp. 128-147
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Knowledge and Intellectual Practice in a Swahili Context: ‘Wisdom’ and the Social Dimensions of Knowledge
pp. 148-167
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