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Author Krige, Eileen Jensen, 1904- author.

Title The realm of a rain-queen : a study of the pattern of Lovedu society / E. Jensen Krige and J.D. Krige
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; volume 39
African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; v. 39.
Contents 1. Pageants of the Past -- 2. A Picture of Everyday Things -- 3. Bases of Subsistence -- 4. Co-operation and Exchange -- 5. Family Ties -- 6. Some Social Groupings -- 7. Early Training -- 8. Fertility and the Drum Cult -- 9. Marriage and the Social Structure -- 10. Cogs in the Political Machinery -- 11. The Genius of Juridical Adjustments -- 12. The Pursuit of Health -- 13. The Role of the Ancestors -- 14. Witchcraft and Sorcery -- 15. The Rain Cult -- 16. Tribal Traits and Attitudes -- 17. Culture Contact and Culture Change
Notes Originally published in 1943 by Oxford University Press for the International African Institute
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 22, 2018)
Subject Lobedu (African people)
HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General.
HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa.
Lobedu (African people)
Form Electronic book
Author Krige, Jacob Daniel, 1896- author
ISBN 9780429491436
0429491433