Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

ISBN-13: 9781138600362 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 296 str.

Monica Wilson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Monica Wilson