Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

Monica Wilson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

300 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-60036-2 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1957, analyses the rituals celebrated by groups of kinsmen on the occasion of births, marriages and deaths within the age villages of the Nyakyusa. the connection between the form of the rituals and the kinship structure is examined. The symbolism of the rituals throws great light on the psychological reactions of this African people to death and birth, sin and misfortune, expiation and reconciliation.

Monica Wilson

1. Introduction 2. Burial Rites 3. Farewell to the Dead 4. The Ritual of Puberty and Marriage 5. The Ritual of Birth 6.The Ritual of Abnormal Birth 7. Rituals of Misfortune 8. The Participants 9. The Nyakyusa Conception of Reality 10. The Sociological Analysis of the Rituals of Kinship Select Records: 1. Reports of Particular Funerals 2. Local Variations in the Death Ritual 3. Marriage Negotiations and Gifts 4. Misfortunes Attributed to the Shades 5. Causes of Misfortune 6. Participants in Rituals Illustrated by Genealogies

Erscheinungsdatum	04.05.2020
Reihe/Serie	African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Zusatzinfo	8 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-60036-9 / 1138600369
ISBN-13	978-1-138-60036-2 / 9781138600362
Zustand	Neuware