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The form of social relations described by the terms 'patronage' and 'patron-client relations' is of central concern to sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists today. Characterised by its voluntary and highly personal but often fully institutionalised nature, it is a type of behaviour found in almost every human society. It touches upon basic aspects of the construction and regulation of social order and is therefore closely connected to major theoretical problems and controversies in the social sciences. This book analyses some special types of these interpersonal relations - ritual kinship, patron-client relations and friendship - and the social conditions in which they develop. The authors draw upon a wide range of examples, from societies as diverse as these of the Mediterranean, Latin America, the Middle and Far East and the U.S.S.R., in their study of the core characteristics of such relationships. They look at them as mechanisms of social exchange, examine their impact on the institutional structures in which they exist, and assess the significance of the variations in their occurrence. Their analysis highlights the importance of these relationships in social life and concludes with a stimulating discussion of the ensuring tensions and ambivalences and the ways in which these are dealt with - though perhaps never fully overcome. Patrons, clients and friends is the first systematic comparative study of these interpersonal relations and makes the first attempt to relate them to central aspects of social structure. It will therefore be an important contribution to both comparative analysis and social theory and will be of interest to a wide range of social scientists.

Social stratification --- Social psychology --- Interpersonal relations --- Trust --- Patron and client --- Friendship --- Interpersonal relations. --- Trust. --- Patron and client. --- Friendship. --- #SBIB:309H021 --- 316.47 --- Intra- en interpersonele communicatie --- Sociale relaties --(sociologie) --- 316.47 Sociale relaties --(sociologie) --- Trust (Psychology) --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Emotions --- Clientela --- Clientelism --- Patronage, Roman --- Human relations --- Interpersonal relationships --- Personal relations --- Relations, Interpersonal --- Relationships, Interpersonal --- Social behavior --- Object relations (Psychoanalysis) --- Affection --- Friendliness --- Conduct of life --- Love --- Social Sciences --- Sociology

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"This work of African philosophy and theology uses the thought of Emmanuel Levinas to provide an analysis of tfu (witchcraft) among the Wimbum people of Cameroon along with a critique of intersubjective relations. Taking an approach he calls "critical contextualism," author Elias Bongmba employs Levinas's philosophy, particularly the concept of the Other, to engage in cross-cultural philosophy that does not destroy the perspective of the culture under study. Insights from anthropology, African studies, and the author's own experiences are also important throughout the book. Bongmba discusses the cultural background of the Wimbum people and explores the concepts and terms used to discuss the acquisition of several categories of power generally described as tfu. Bongmba argues that when properly explored and understood, these terms refer to complex practices that involve power that can be used for good and power that can be abused. Drawing from Levinas, the author demonstrates that negative use of tfu constitutes a totalizing praxis. He goes on to endorse Levinas's call for a phenomenology of eros as a way of reconfiguring interpersonal relationships."--BOOK JACKET.

Interpersonal relations --- Limbum (African people) --- Witchcraft --- Black art (Witchcraft) --- Sorcery --- Occultism --- Wicca --- Bojin (African people) --- Limbom (African people) --- Llimbumi (African people) --- Ndzungle (African people) --- Ndzungli (African people) --- Njungene (African people) --- Nsungali (African people) --- Nsungli (African people) --- Nsungni (African people) --- Wimbum (African people) --- Wimbun (African people) --- Zungle (African people) --- Bantu-speaking peoples --- Ethnology --- Human relations --- Interpersonal relationships --- Personal relations --- Relations, Interpersonal --- Relationships, Interpersonal --- Social behavior --- Social psychology --- Object relations (Psychoanalysis) --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Religion --- Lévinas, Emmanuel --- Ethics. --- Donga and Mantung (Cameroon) --- Donga-Mantung (Cameroon) --- Donga and Mantung, Cameroon --- Nkambe (Cameroon : Division) --- Religious life and customs. --- Social Sciences --- Parapsychology & Occult Sciences --- Religion.