@article{fdi:010074851,
  title = {{D}ivination with plants in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{F}ournier, {A}nne},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}eme make particularly abundant use of plants in the field of divination. {D}iviners practice their art with the assistance of a bush spirit that comes to live with them at home. {P}lants serve as material support for settling this bush spirit in the diviner's home and as powerful objects on the divination scene. {E}ach species of plant plays one or several specific roles. this article is based on extensive field research and the analysis of the waning of the plants used in divination (names in the {S}eine language, ritual use). {I}t describes the role of plant species and their symbolic roles in settling the bush spirit in the diviner's home and during the divination process. {A}lthough similar to those of other societies located in the {V}olta {R}iver {B}asin, the {S}eme divination practices show some original aspects.},
  keywords = {{B}urkina {F}aso ; {S}eme society ; bush spirits ; symbolism of plants ; ritual ; practices ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}thnobiology},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {550--567},
  ISSN = {0278-0771},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.2993/0278-0771-38.4.550},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074851},
}