Description
Researched under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances during the Banda era, this book is a unique contribution to anthropological research in Malawi. Orginally published in 1976 this new edition has been throughly reworked and edited at a time when many of the domains described by Van Breugel were in a process of decline, transformation or even disappearance. The book offers precious descriptions of rain rituals at Bunda and Tsang'oma, explications of witchcraft phenomena and of the mdulu-complex, a convincing theory of the religious significance of Nyau and extensive deliberations of concepts of God and ancestors. In addition the book serves as a comprehensive overview on all the domains of Chewa Traditional Religion.
Author Name: J. W. M. van Breugel
Publisher: Kachere Series; 2Rev Ed edition
Publish Date: January 1, 2001
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 13.2 ounces
Size: 5.5 x 0.66 x 8.5 inches
ISBN Number 13: 978-9990816341
ISBN Number 10: 9990816344
BISAC Categories:
- General Anthropology
- Teen & Young Adult Books
- Religion & Spirituality (Books)
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