Nupe Religion

S. F. Nadel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

316 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-59680-1 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1954 , this book is a pentrating study of Nupe religion and the increasing influence that Islam has had on indigenous forms of worship.

Originally published in 1954, this book is a pentrating study of Nupe religion and the increasing influence that Islam has had on indigenous forms of worship. The practise of witchcraft, forms of ritual, Gods and faith in medicine are all examined as an integral part of Nupe religion and culture.

S. F. Nadel was a reader in anthropology at the University of Durham in England (1948-50) and professor of anthropology at the University of Canberra (1950-56)

1. The Nupe Creed 2. Divination 3 and 4. Ritual 5. Medicine 6. Witchcraft and Anti-Witchcraft 7. Strange Gods 8. Islam in Nupe 9. Conclusions 10. Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.05.2020
Reihe/Serie	African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Zusatzinfo	16 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-59680-9 / 1138596809
ISBN-13	978-1-138-59680-1 / 9781138596801
Zustand	Neuware