Starting from the observation in Gabonese rituals of the recurrent image of the White Man, this article focuses on accounts of the first encounters between the explorer Paul du Chaillu and the people of the Gabonese hinterland in the mid-xixth century. These narratives of first contact reveal a primal scene or originary matrix out of which the White Man emerged as an enchanted being. Du Chaillu was greeted as a kind of spirit of commodities, and he deliberately encouraged such a perception. The article shows how this working misunderstanding stemmed from the structure and history of trade between Europeans and Africans and from the material culture and ideology of colonial exploration.Partant du constat que la figure de l'homme blanc appara...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
Starting from the observation in Gabonese rituals of the recurrent image of the White Man, this arti...
RÉSUMÉPartant du constat que la figure de l'homme blanc apparaît dans de nombreux rituels initiatiqu...
This article deals with the « fabrication » and fluidity of identities and ethnicity in Gabon since ...
This article deals with the « fabrication » and fluidity of identities and ethnicity in Gabon since ...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
E. M'Bokolo—A Social and Economie Study of Pre-Colonial Gabon. Oral sources on the pre-colonial situ...
E. M'Bokolo—A Social and Economie Study of Pre-Colonial Gabon. Oral sources on the pre-colonial situ...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
Cet article analyse le lien constitutif qui unit tradition et transmission en Afrique centrale. A tr...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
Starting from the observation in Gabonese rituals of the recurrent image of the White Man, this arti...
RÉSUMÉPartant du constat que la figure de l'homme blanc apparaît dans de nombreux rituels initiatiqu...
This article deals with the « fabrication » and fluidity of identities and ethnicity in Gabon since ...
This article deals with the « fabrication » and fluidity of identities and ethnicity in Gabon since ...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
E. M'Bokolo—A Social and Economie Study of Pre-Colonial Gabon. Oral sources on the pre-colonial situ...
E. M'Bokolo—A Social and Economie Study of Pre-Colonial Gabon. Oral sources on the pre-colonial situ...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
Cet article analyse le lien constitutif qui unit tradition et transmission en Afrique centrale. A tr...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...
International audienceThis article is based on the analysis of the memoirs of Gabriel d'Ar-boussier,...