The Bantu of North Kavirondo

Volume 1

Gunter Wagner (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

536 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138599277 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1949, this is the first of 2 volumes studying the Bantu tribes inhabiting the westernmost part of Kenya. The book analyses family, lineage and clan structure, kinship relations and the various rituals connected with every stage of the human life cycle. Also included is a section on European colonization and its effects and the magico-religious and ceremonial aspects of tribal life.

Wagner, Gunter

Part 1: Introductory A: The Country B: The People C: Survey of the History of European Penetration and Present 'Contact Situation' In Kavirondo Part 2: Elements of Kinship Structure A. The Family B. Clan and Lineage C. Manifestations of Kinship D. List of Kinship Terms Part 3: The Magico-Religious A. Introductory B. Agents and Forces Believed to Exercise a Mystical Influence Over Human Welfare C. Measures of Protections and Prevention D. The Taking of Counter-Measures and the Appeal to Higher Authorities Part 4: The Rites of Passage A. Birth B. Circumision and Initiation Rites C. Marriage

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	793 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781138599277 / 9781138599277
Zustand	Neuware