| Description |
xii, 405 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Symbols in Ndembu ritual -- Ritual symbolism morality and social structure among the Ndembu -- Color classification in Ndembu ritual: a problem in primitive classification -- Betwixt and between: the liminal period in rites de passage -- Witchcraft and sorcery: taxonomy versus dynamics -- pt. 2. Muchona the Hornet, interpreter of religion -- Mukanda: the rite of circumcision -- Themes in the symbolism of Ndembu hunting ritual -- Lunda medicine and the treatment of disease -- A Ndembu doctor in practice |
| Summary |
Collection of 10 articles previously published on various aspects of ritual symbolism among the Ndembu of Zambia; p.83-4; brief mention of C.P. Mountford on Aboriginal colour symbolism; Primarly for use in cultural comparison |
| Analysis |
Ndembu (African people) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Zambia.
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Ndembu (African people)
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Rites and ceremonies.
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| LC no. |
67012308 |
| ISBN |
0801491010 |
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