Date 01 November 2018
Pages 258
Format cm 16 x 24
Price € 30.00
EAN 9782858312870
Publisher Website www.inalco.fr/presses-inalco

Wedding Ceremonies of the Kel-Ajjer in Southeastern Algeria

COLLECTION Afrique(s) - Sciences humaines et sociales
Keywords Kel-Ajjer - Algeria
Wedding ceremonies involve a large number of rituals. Observations, descriptions and testimonies.

Wedding ceremonies involve a large number of rituals, which, through observation and description, allow key insights of the group, testifying in particular to the roles of women on such occasions. In Tuareg culture, weddings are traditionally very expensive for the groom and his family. This situation has given rise to a new practice: collective weddings. However, whatever the families and their means, collective weddings have not eliminated certain traditions.