Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire - Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa

List of Musical Excerpts and Illustrations on the Compact DiscPrefaceAcknowledgmentsMap1. Introduction2. Isaiah Shembe and the Making of Religious Empire3. Making and Exchanging Nazarite Sacred Forms4. Nazarite Hymns: Indigenizing Sacred Song5. Nazarite Hymns: Popularizing Sacred Song (1940-1997)6. AmaNtombazane as the Mountains of Abstinence7. Nazarite Marriage and the "Brides of Christ"8. AmaNkosikazi as Maidens of Royal BloodA Last WordGlossaryNotesReferencesIndex

Summary

This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM.

Product details

• Authors: Carol Ann Muller, Carol A. Muller, Carol Ann Muller, Muller Carol Ann
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2000
• EAN: 9780226548203
• ISBN: 978-0-226-54820-3
• No. of pages: 337
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 21 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology; Chicago Studies in Ethnomusico; Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology; Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE (CHUP); Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, RELIGION / Devotional, MUSIC / Religious / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Southern Africa, Relating to indigenous peoples, Theory of music & musicology, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Traditional African religions and spiritual beliefs, Theory of music and musicology, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music, Other non-Christian religions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Indigenous styles, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal