The Aravai Peoples, the Site of Rabai and its Sacred Forests on the Kenyan Coast

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Tous les textes de ce livre sont publiés avec la Licence Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0 : « Attribution -Partage dans les mêmes conditions non transposé». See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en "You are free to: • Share -copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format • Adapt -remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. Under the following terms: • Attribution -You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. Marie-Aude FouéréxiiIn view of such changes-be they expected or planned, but also hindered or even disordered-, it was imperative for a research centre based in Nairobi to document and analyse the last twenty years of Kenyan political, economic and social life, from 2000 to 2020, in a book accessible to the greatest number of people. Kenya in motion, which is published both online and in print and available in both French and English-thus making it possible to discuss with all our English-speaking colleagues and to enter in a dialogue with the recent and ambitious Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga and Gabrielle Lynch (2020)-brings together the contributions of specialists from Kenya. Some contributions cover a broad spectrum (political economy, social history, development, decentralisation) while others address more specific themes (arts, school, religion, land, water, security, trade, etc.). Six short texts called "Focus" are added to the fourteen chapters that make up this volume. They enrich certain chapters with their close focus on banking, higher education, slavery, sacred forests, religious adherence and the globalised art scene. Together, these texts provide both a synthetic grasp and particular visions of Kenya in the first quarter of the twenty-first century.We wish to thank several institutions and individuals. First of all, our deepest gratitude goes to the colleagues who contributed to the bookdoctoral students, newly graduated doctors, and experienced researchersfor their sustained commitment to IFRA projects and for their unfailing patience. Secondly, this project would not have been possible without IFRA's financial and human resources support, nor without the OpenEdition Books platform, which hosts the publisher's brand "Africae" and its "Studies" collection in which this book is being published. Within IFRA, our special thanks go to Chloé Josse-Durand and Marion Asego, respectively for the proofreading of some texts and for the administrative and financial support. We are also very grateful to our colleague Claire Médard from IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development) for her involvement and rigorous peer reviewing. Our warmest thanks also go to Antoine Kauffer for his efficient editorial work, and to Bastien Miraucourt, in charge of editing at the CNRS based at the Les Afriques dans le monde (LA...