The Mugwe: A Failing Prophet

ISBN-13: 9781138489240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 232 str.

B. Bernardi

Opis

Originally published in 1959 this volume studies the ritual office of the Mugwe which was of great social significance among the Meru of the Central Province of Kenya and analyses the social changes and decline of the Mugwe which came about in the second half of the twentieth century.

Spis treści

1. The Meru 2. Visiting the Agwe 3. Mythological Origins of the Ugwe 4. 'Born to be Mugwe' 5. The Power of the Mugwe 6. The Position of Mugwe in the Social Structure  7. The Failing Prophet

O autorze

B. Bernardi