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Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

Paperback

Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1138600369
ISBN13: 9781138600362
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 29 2020
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

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. The symbolism of the rituals throws great light on the psychological reactions of this African people to death and birth, sin and misfortune, expiation and reconciliation.

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