In: Asian and African Studies, vol. 34, no. 1
Joanna Bar 
- Michał Tymowski
- Michał Tymowski Detaily:
Strany: 81 - 92
Jazyk: eng
Kľúčové slová:
Jan Czekanowski, diary, Central Africa, East Africa
Typ článku: Thematic Section Article
O článku:
The aim of this article is to present a new Polish publishing initiative related to the publicati
on of the Diary of the anthropological-ethnological caravan of the expedition to Central Africa in
1907-1909, by Jan Czekanowski, an eminent Polish anthropologist. This publication contains rich
source material, which has been provided with the necessary editorial apparatus and published
in the original languages (German, French and fragments of texts in local languages) together
with a translation into Polish. The two volumes of this publication, supplemented by a selection of
photographs by the author, contain a total of 2350 pages. The descriptions of the material and spi
ritual culture of the peoples studied in the pages of the diary are a valuable source of research: the
measurements taken for physical anthropologists, the extensive dictionary listings for linguists and
the musical notations for musicologists. The myths about the origins of the peoples and dynasties
under study recorded by Czekanowski provide excellent material for a comparative study of the
role of myths in the formation of social bonds. The historical data recorded forms a valuable basis
for the study of the history of the countries in this African region, and the observations of social
relations at the turn of the century constitute a valuable contribution to the analysis of contempo
rary ethnic conflicts in the region.
Ako citovať:
ISO 690:
Bar, J., Tymowski, M. 2025. EDITION OF THE DIARY OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL CARAVAN OF THE EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AFRICA IN 1907–1909 BY JAN CZEKANOWSKI. In Asian and African Studies, vol. 34, no.1, pp. 81-92. 1335-1257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/aassav.2025.34.1.06
APA:
Bar, J., Tymowski, M. (2025). EDITION OF THE DIARY OF THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL CARAVAN OF THE EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AFRICA IN 1907–1909 BY JAN CZEKANOWSKI. Asian and African Studies, 34(1), 81-92. 1335-1257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/aassav.2025.34.1.06
O vydaní:
Vydavateľ: Institute of Oriental Studies
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