Dugast Stéphan. (2006). Des sites sacrés à incendier : feux rituels et bosquets sacrés chez les Bwaba du Burkina Faso et les Bassar du Togo. Anthropos, 101 (2), p. 413-427. ISSN 0257-9774.
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Des sites sacrés à incendier : feux rituels et bosquets sacrés chez les Bwaba du Burkina Faso et les Bassar du Togo
Anthropos, 2006,
101 (2), p. 413-427 ISSN 0257-9774
Many West African societies, notably in the voltaic cultural area, light ritual bush fires every year in places strictly reserved for this purpose. Although widespread amongst the region's societies, the phenomenon is little researched. Yet, this practice is of primary importance in local rituals and social organisations and reveals local representations of nature. This article is based on a comparative study carried out among two societies separated by several hundred kilometres. The study documents variants and constants of this cultural practice.
