Write an expository essay that explains and analyzes the Hauka ritual.
How has case management changed and evolved over time?
August 7, 2017How do the counselors help clients become aware of their own expression of cultural identity? Provide some examples.
August 7, 2017ANTH 272 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
The Meaning of “Hauka” in Songhay Culture
Expository Essay Assignment
Objective: Students will gain experience using social science concepts to explain the logic of a seemingly irrational ritual practice that emerged among the Songhay people in Niger in the 20th century..
Assignment: Write a 1,200 word (minimum) expository essay that explains and analyzes the Hauka ritual. The paper must have a title page and a bibliography at the end, and these do not count toward the 1,200 word minimum. THAT’S 5 PAGES.
Required Books:
Grosz-Ngat
, Maria, John H. Hanson, and Patrick O’Meara (editors)
2014 Africa 4th Edition. Blo
Stoller, Paul
1997 Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Spirit Possession Among the Songhay of Niger. University of Chicago
