MOSSI

mŏsˈē, African people, numbering about 2.5 million, mostly in Burkina Faso. From c.a.d. 1000 the Mossi were organized into several kingdoms, one of which has continued to the present day. Despite long and intimate contact with Muslims, the Mossi have retained their ancient traditional religion, which has a strong emphasis on ancestor worship.

See P. B. Hammond, Yatenga (1966).

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books on: Mossi  - 299 results

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Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa
Book by Pierre Englebert; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Politics And Government, National State--History--20th Century, Nationalism--Burkina Faso--History--20th Century
...9 The Mossi Kingdoms and the Experience of Statehood...the region of Dori 2 A typical Mossi village 13 Workers on the Abidjan-Ouagadougou...language of the main ethnic group, the Mossi. Faso is "house," "village," "country...
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Hoe and Wage: A Social History of a Circular Migration System in West Africa
Book by Dennis D. Cordell, Joel W. Gregory, Victor Piché; Westview Press, 1996
Subjects: Migration, Internal--Africa, West--History, Migration, Internal--Burkina Faso--History
...national in scope, focusing not only on the Mossi, the major ethnic group in Burkina Faso...migration is more or less synonymous with Mossi migration. This study shows that, in addition...Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cape Verde the Mossi, non-Mossi migration was extremely significant...
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Rural Settlement Structure and African Development
Book by Marilyn Silberfein; Perseus, 1998
Subjects: Land Settlement--Africa, Rural Development--Africa
...130 7.2 Mossi Migration in Burkina Faso 14th century...7.8 Model of Settlement Structure in Mossi Central Yatenga circa 1910 149...7.9 Model of Settlement Structure in Mossi Central Yatenga circa 1990 150...
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An Introduction to the History of West Africa
Book by J. D. Fage; Cambridge University Press, 1961
Subjects: Africa, West--History
...35 The Mossi-Dagomba states 36...speaking Voltaic or Gur languages--the Mossi, the Dagomba, the Gurma, the Senufo, the...rising commercial city of Jenne and the Mossi kingdoms remained independent. Caravans...
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Endangering Development: Politics, Projects, and Environment in Burkina Faso
Book by Lars Engberg-Pedersen; Praeger, 2003
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Rural Conditions, Rural Development--Burkina Faso
...conquer societies to the north. These were the Mossi, who today constitute perhaps a half of Burkina...Savonnet-Guyot 1986:85-89), where Ninigui and Pogoro Silmi-Mossi are situated (see Chapter 4). The Mossi not only conquered a number of different ethnic...
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journal articles on: Mossi  - 54 results

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Shorter Notices
Journal article by Katja Werthmann, Deborah Potts, Alejandro Colas, John A. Weiseman; Africa, Vol. 69, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Contested Lands in Southern and Eastern Africa: A Literature Survey (Book)--Reviews, Historical Dictionary of Tunisia, 2d ed. (Book)--Reviews, Mutter zwischen Herd und Markt. Das Verhaltnis von Mutterschaft, sozialer Elternschaft und Frauenarbeit bei den Moose (Mossi) in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso (Book)--Reviews, Non-governmental Organizations in Malawi: Their Contribution to Development and Democratization (Book)--Reviews
...Elternschaft und Frauenarbeit bei den Moose (Mossi) in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso Mothers between...social parenthood and womens work among the Mossi in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Baseler Beitrage...undertook fieldwork about the everyday lives of Mossi women in an urban environment. The book...
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In Search of Nyo: Lyela Farmers' Perceptions of the Forest in Burkina Faso
Journal article by Sten Hagberg; Africa, Vol. 71, 2001
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Environmental aspects, Cultural policy--Burkina Faso, Farmers--Social aspects, Forests and forestry--Social aspects, Land use--Analysis
...strangers; the main groups of `strangers are Mossi farmers (sing. Moaga, pl. Moose in Moore...Yet the Fulbe do not destroy like the Mossi. The Fulbe do not destroy, but their cattle...Tiogo made the following statement: `The Mossi destroy the trees when they harvest. For...
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Ritual Territories as Local Heritage? Discourse on Disruptions in Society and Nature in Maane, Burkina Faso
Journal article by Sabine Luning; Africa, Vol. 77, 2007
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Environmental aspects, Burkina Faso--Social aspects, Environmental protection--Social aspects, Rites and ceremonies--Environmental aspects, Ritual--Environmental aspects, Rituals--Environmental aspects
...practices in the Moose (formerly spelt Mossi) chiefdom of Maane, in the present administrative...Procreation et maladies de lenfant en pays mossi, Burkina Faso. Paris: ORSTOM. Cartry, M...Introduction a lhistoire des royaumes mossi. Paris/Ouagadougou: Recherches Voltaiques...
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Changing Transition to Adulthood in Urban Burkina Faso
Journal article by Anne-Emmanuele Calves, Jean-Francois Kobiane, Edith Martel; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Social aspects, Child development--Social aspects, Domestic relations--Analysis, Family relations--Analysis, Social structure--Analysis
...and was the responsibility of the entire community. Among the Mossi ethnic group, for instance, the initiation camp and accompanying...ainees, cadets, cadettes. Les relations aines/cadets chez les Mossi du Centre (Burkina Faso). In M. Abeles C. Collard, (Eds...
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Flexibility in Domestic Organization and Seasonal Migration among the Fulani of Northern Burkina Faso
Journal article by Kate Hampshire; Africa, Vol. 76, 2006
Subjects: Fula (African people)--Emigration and immigration, Rural urban migration--Analysis, Rural-urban migration--Analysis
...increased womens workload, while among Mossi groups in Burkina Faso, it was male relatives...created and reinforced during trips to the Mossi Plateau to buy grass for weaving nattes...0.4 0 1.7 the Mossi plateau to...
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Letter from Ouagadougou
Magazine article by William F.S. Miles; The Antioch Review, Vol. 64, Winter 2006
...the dominant tribe in Ouagadougou are the Mossi, I hoped that there might also be some...Naaba Tigre, minister of the emperor of the Mossi. It was the Larle Naaba who had spoken...paramount chiefs below the emperor in the Mossi hierarchy. In colonial times the French...
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Bringing African Music to the World
Magazine article by Richard Seymour; New African, April 2001
Subjects: Africa, African music--Performances, Africans, Music
...disappointment of Mansour Seck and Baba Maal being unable to play due to travel difficulties, the night was a predictable success. Mossi Konde charmed the London audience and left them in awe with his magical performance on the kora. The serenity he left behind...
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Talk of the Town
Magazine article by Manthia Diawara; Artforum International, Vol. 36, February 1998
Subjects: Photographers--Works, Photography, Artistic--Analysis, Portraits--Analysis, Seita, Seydou--Works
...Sylla, the antique dealer in Bamako. And this one, with the long tribal scars from his sideburns to his chin, must have been a Mossi soldier. The one over theres a grande dame with her fancy scarf, her gold rings alongside the strands of her cornrowed hair...
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Burkina Faso: Social & Economic Development
Magazine article by Newal K. Agnihotri; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 7, May 1998
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Politics and government, Democracy--Burkina Faso, Zidouemba, Bruno N.--Attitudes
...brightness and the refinement of the political and social organization that prevailed, for example, in the Mossi Kingdoms. To date, the Mossi, which constitute approximately 50% of the population, remain attached to these traditional structures, notably...
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Africa's Cannes
Magazine article by Steven Williams; African Business, December 1996
Subjects: Burkina Faso--Description and travel
...Faso are proud of their illustrious history, particularly the Mossi kingdoms. From the mid-15th century until the arrival of the French colonialists in the late-19th century, the Mossi created a buffer zone that resisted both the powerful Mali Kingdom...
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newspaper articles on: Mossi  - 12 results

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A Passion for Purple This Season
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 20, 2007
...violet vase might set your pulse racing, then take a look at the "Mossi" design from Lalique (020 7499 8228/www.lalique.com). The best-known...and clear crystal, and much of it is very collectible. The "Mossi" vase costs pounds 1,089 - so it definitely has heirloom status...
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Design: Your Home Can Be the Plum Centre of Style; Gabrielle Fagan Looks at How to Add Purple Power to Your Rooms
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 11, 2007
...are collectors items, which explains why its stunning purple Mossi Velvet vase is pounds 1,089. Stockists ASDA - 0500 100 055...sofa, in purple, with prices starting from pounds 195; Crystal Mossi Velvet vase - a Lalique collectors item, pounds 1,089; Aubergine...
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Poll Shows Olmert Losing Supporters over Lebanon; Prewar Level of 75 Percent Drops to 48, Paper Says
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 12, 2006
Subjects: Olmert, Ehud--Statistics
...big anti-war protests remain unlikely. "People like me wanted to protest, but others said, Israel needs to fight back," said Mossi Raz, a former secretary-general of Peace Now. "As long as the Labor Party is in the government, we wont see big protests, but...
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Scholar Disputes Ebonics Link to African Dialects: No Genetic Tie, He Says, Just Slang
Newspaper article by Carol Innerst; The Washington Times, January 15, 1997
...areas: Most prominent languages West Atlantic 1 Wolof 2 Fulani Mande 3 Bambara and Malinke 4 Mende Gur (Voltaic) 5 Mossi Kwa 6 Ga 7 Yoruba 8 Igbo (Ibo) 9 Akan Adamawa-Eastern 10 Sango 11 Baya (Gbaya) Benue-Congo (including Bantu...
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Senators, New D.C. Stadium Shone in '62 Opener
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 11, 2005
Subjects: Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators
...of it, but no luck." Yet the victory was hardly a one-man show. If the Senators werent exactly battering Tigers starter Don Mossi and two relievers, they nonetheless got the job done with their bats. Their 13 hits included a double by third baseman Danny...
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encyclopedia articles on: Mossi  - 5 results

 
 
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Mossi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
MOSSI mos e, African people, numbering about 2.5 million, mostly in Burkina Faso. From c.a.d. 1000 the Mossi were organized into several kingdoms, one of which has continued...day. Despite long and intimate contact with Muslims, the Mossi have retained their ancient traditional religion, which has...
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Ouagadougou
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Niamey, Niger. Ouagadougou was founded in the late 11th cent. as the capital of a Mossi empire ruled by the moro naba ruler of the world. It remained a center of Mossi power until 1896, when French forces captured it. ____________________ The Columbia...
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Burkina Faso
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...ethnic groups, the principal group is the Mossi, who account for almost half of the total...central and E Burkina Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo...into a total of about 300 districts. The Mossi states had strong armies, which included...
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Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...the interior regions. Sub-Saharan Africa is occupied by a diverse variety of peoples including, among others, the Amhara, Mossi , Fulani , Yoruba , Igbo , Kongo (see Kongo, kingdom of ), Zulu (see Zululand ), Akan , Oromo , Masai , and...
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African Languages
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Sierra Leone, such as Mende in Liberia and Malinke in Mali. Gur, or Voltaic, is made up of several language groups and includes Mossi, the dominant tongue of Burkina Faso, as well as the Dagomba and Mamprusi of N Ghana. The Kwa languages, spoken chiefly in Ghana...


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