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Identifier: surlehautcongo00coqu (find matches)
Title: Sur le Haut-Congo
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Coquilhat, Camille, 1853-1891
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Publisher: Paris : J. Lebegue
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Ottawa

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t parmi ses chefs de communautés et pour les questions dordregénéral, la supériorité de celui dentie eux qui sest acquis le plusdautorité : cest le Monanga Monenné (chef grand), appelé aussipaifois MPoumba (lancien. ) Lautorité de ce chef ou roi, est, on la déjà vu, purement morale.Son seul moyen de pression est le grand fétiche c(uil détient ou queses sujets simaginent être en son pouvoir. Quelques-uns -de ces rois, dont Mata-Buiké, ont aussi la réputa-tion davoir des relations occultes avec les animaux malfaisants ou lesesprits de maladie, ou plus naturellement de posséder quelque poisonsecret qui les débarrasse au besoin dadversaires trop gênants. Dans de pareilles conditions de gouvernement, les assemblées,reflet très exact de lopinion publique, exercent une grandeinfluence sur la conduite des affaires. Les fenmies y sont rare-ment admises et autorisées à parler, bien que tout chef ait danslune de ses épouses un conseiller très intime, très actif (cest la
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do 2Hi DEUXIÈME PARTIE reine). La vie communale est intense et les questions du village setraitent entièrement dans son sein. Le grand chef du district ou de latribu ny intervient habituellement que sur linvitation de la commune,quand, par exemple, celle-ci est troublée par des discordes intestines;il joue alors le rôle darbitre et se fait largement rémunérer. Cesaibitrages lui procurent ses principaux revenus. Il y ajoute desamendes pour les infractions commises par des étrangers à certainesrègles détiquette dans sa résidence, et une taxe sur les achats divoire,desclaves et de pirogues. Ses Moukounzi et ceux des pays voisins lui rendent hommage pardes présents, mais sa haute position loblige (ô vanité!) à rendreplus quil ne reçoit, tout comme lhonnue blanc. Étant donnée le peu de cohésion de lautorité, jadmets volontiersles histoires que lon ma contées et daprès lesquelles des villages dunmême district guerroyent entre eux, sauf à se réconcilier et à sunirà

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  • bookyear:1888
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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • bookpublisher:Paris___J__Lebegue
  • bookcontributor:University_of_California_Libraries
  • booksponsor:University_of_Ottawa
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