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The Afterlife Is Where We Come From: The Culture of Infancy in West Africa (1st Edition) by Alma Gottlieb Paperback, 427 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-226-30502-3 / 0226305023 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-30502-8 / 9780226305028 When a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way |