Communication Dynamics and the Regulation of ‘Confliviviality’ Interactions Among the Fang: The Ôbangam and the Agnôs as Models for the Reappropriation of Endogenous Knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Ôbangam and Agnôs are two concepts taken from the Fang cultural context. The first expresses that solidarity principle which forces an individual to systematically take his parent’s side. The second reflects an anchored dynamic in the relationships between siblings in the event of conflict, with the logic of excluding any external mediation. This article unravels the Ôbangam and the Agnôs as manifestations of commitment. Of this custom of knowing how to live through conflict and conviviality, this results in the neologized term “confliviviality.”

Keywords: Ôbangam, Agnôs, Involvment, social interactions, « confliviviality ».