Drums of Affliction - A Study of Religious Processes Among the Ndembu of Zambia

Zusammenfassung In this study of the Ndembu of Zambia, ritual is examined under two aspects: as a regulator of social relations over time and as a system of symbols. Social life is thereby given direction and meaning. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Divination and Its Symbolism 3. The Morphology of Rituals of Affliction 4. Field Context and Social Drama 5. The Social Setting of the Ritual Sequence 6. A Performance of Ihamba Analysed 7. NKang'a: Part 1 8. Nkang'a Part 2 9. Rituals and Social Processes

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• Authors: V. W. Turner, Turner V. W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138598942
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59894-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Zambia, Worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies