Les poneys des Soudans à l’ombre du grand cheval
The history of Africa, in the Sahel and Western/Central Sudan, cannot be written without its horses. But behind the conquering horse of the great Muslim kingdoms, monopoly of these dynastic powers, hides a small equine, a pony, more specifically African. It belongs to societies that are often victim...
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| description | The history of Africa, in the Sahel and Western/Central Sudan, cannot be written without its horses. But behind the conquering horse of the great Muslim kingdoms, monopoly of these dynastic powers, hides a small equine, a pony, more specifically African. It belongs to societies that are often victims of the aforesaid kingdoms. Taking refuge in rocky or marshy areas, the ponies bred by these communities show a remarkable adaptability. They play a significant part in structuring these societies into vast related groups showing some of most accomplished forms of civilisation in the Sudanian zone. The great horse and the pony maintain a dialectic link between them through cross-breeding which, in turn, reflects the evolution of the socio-political frameworks and the changing boundaries of the pagan and muslim worlds. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-68121dfdb3ab4145b9087689bbedf0ef2025-08-20T03:40:51ZengLaboratoire Éco-anthropologie et EthnobiologieRevue d'ethnoécologie2267-24192025-06-012710.4000/14b0wLes poneys des Soudans à l’ombre du grand chevalChristian SeignobosRobin SeignobosThe history of Africa, in the Sahel and Western/Central Sudan, cannot be written without its horses. But behind the conquering horse of the great Muslim kingdoms, monopoly of these dynastic powers, hides a small equine, a pony, more specifically African. It belongs to societies that are often victims of the aforesaid kingdoms. Taking refuge in rocky or marshy areas, the ponies bred by these communities show a remarkable adaptability. They play a significant part in structuring these societies into vast related groups showing some of most accomplished forms of civilisation in the Sudanian zone. The great horse and the pony maintain a dialectic link between them through cross-breeding which, in turn, reflects the evolution of the socio-political frameworks and the changing boundaries of the pagan and muslim worlds.https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/12671AfricaBeninChadCameroonSudanhorse |
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| title | Les poneys des Soudans à l’ombre du grand cheval |
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| title_short | Les poneys des Soudans à l’ombre du grand cheval |
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| topic | Africa Benin Chad Cameroon Sudan horse |
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