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 Skryť popis