African Communal Rituals - Mendonsa, Eugene
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The Sisala use lineage communal rituals to unify their kin units. This book details how such rites work in this way in some African societies. Such a unified lineage unit is functional as a workgroup, but also the group unity has allowed the Sisala to adapt to farming in a very harsh environment. In other words, the farm group united by family rituals, mostly focused on lineage ancestors, has provided lineages survivability in an evolutionary sense.

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The Sisala use lineage communal rituals to unify their kin units. This book details how such rites work in this way in some African societies. Such a unified lineage unit is functional as a workgroup, but also the group unity has allowed the Sisala to adapt to farming in a very harsh environment. In other words, the farm group united by family rituals, mostly focused on lineage ancestors, has provided lineages survivability in an evolutionary sense.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Mendonsa has a Ph.D in social anthropology from Cambridge University in England. He taught college classes for many years, did fieldwork in Africa and Portugal, has published many books and articles on his discipline, as well a producing a film on African divination entitled: "Sisala Divination: The Mystic Tradition".