Victor Turner

Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The core of this book is a complete description of two important Ndembu rituals of affliction (Chihamba and Kayong'u), and an analysis of the system of ideas underlying more than a dozen modes of divination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 1975
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780801491580
• ISBN-10: 0801491584
• Artikelnr.: 36181474

Autorenporträt

Victor Turner is Professor of Anthropology and Social Thought at the University of Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionPart One. Chihamba the White Spirit: A Ritual Drama of the
Ndembu1. Chihamba the White Spirit
2. Some Notes of the Symbolism of Chihamba
3. Some White Symbols in Literature and ReligionPart Two. Ndembu
Divination: Its Symbolism and Techniques4. A Preliminary Analysis of Ndembu
Divinatory Symbolism
5. Some Kinds and Methods of Ndembu DivinationAppendix
Bibliographic References
Index