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Communal Rituals of the Nyakyusa

By Monica Hunter Wilson

Book information

Publisher
International African Institute; Oxford University Press
Year
1959
ISBN
9781138600348
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
54 MB (56261736 bytes)
Pages
228\257
Time added
2020-08-01 17:13:06
anthropology; social anthropology; Nyakyusa; Afric

Description

Originally published in 1959, this book includes detailed accounts of Nyakyusa traditions of origin, cosmology and moral values, often in direct quotations from informants, while part of the book is devoted to a description of Christian missions, the growth of African churches and the conflict between pagan and Christian ethics and practices. The analysis of the effects of cchanges in the social and economic structure on the one hand, and religious beliefs and practices on the other, makes this a study of enduring relevance. **

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