9781138589742: The Realm of a Rain Queen
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1138589748 ISBN 13 : 9781138589742
Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Originally published in 1943 this book discusses the life and culture of the Lovedu, a Bantu tribe in South Africa. As well as discussing the Rain-Queen, much of the book is devoted to the royal institutions; the network of links woven by kinship, marriage and marriage cattle, the legal procedure of compromise and appeasement and various aspects of magic, witchcraft and religion. Considered as a whole, the culture emerges as a structure supporting and in turns supported by the Rain-Queen.

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À propos de l?auteur

Eileen Jensen Krige (1905-1995) was a prominent South African social anthropologist noted for her research on Zulu and Lovedu cultures. Together with Hilda Kuper and Monica Wilson, she produced substantial works on the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa. Apart from her research she is considered to be one of the 'pioneering mothers' of the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, where she taught from 1948 until retirement in 1970.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138589748
ISBN 13 
9781138589742
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
372
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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