Musa

Introduction

A. The Research Site. Kimoram

Niger: Climate, Ethnic Groups, Administrative Structures – The Canton de Garin Gabas, the Chef de Canton, Maire and Headmen – Kimoram

B. The Research Process

Methods for the Study of Individuals: Participant Observation and Shadowing – The Theories in the Researcher's Mind – Interaction with Field Subjects

C. Musa. Daily Life in Kimoram

Musa. Household and Family – Musa's Life History – Daily Routine – People Close and Distant

D. Musa. Relationships and Activities

Mariama – The Children – The Father – Other Household Members – Kin and Affines – The Village, Friends and Relations in the Wider Region – Labour Migration – Religion and Magic

E. Who is Musa?

Desires – Social Relations – Values – Some Tentative Remarks on Reasoning and Planning – Mood – Self-Image and Relationship with Himself

F. Actor. Person. Individual: Theoretical Aspects

Tugendhat's Theory of the Person – Anthropological Studies – Theoretical Authors – Michael Jackson's Existential Anthropology – And this Book?

G. Explaining Musa's Life

Peasant Societies – Individuals in Peasant Studies – Islam in the Region – Individuals and the Interaction of Societal Fields

H. Summary

Bibliography

Index