Monica Wilson

Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138600362
• ISBN-10: 1138600369
• Artikelnr.: 66572182

Autorenporträt

Monica Wilson

Inhaltsangabe

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