E. Jensen Krige, J. D. Krige

The Realm of a Rain Queen

A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1943 this book discusses the life and culture of the Lovedu, a Bantu tribe in South Africa. As well as discussing the Rain-Queen, much of the book is devoted to the royal institutions and the network of links woven by kinship and marriage.

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Produktdetails

• African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781138589780
• ISBN-10: 1138589780
• Artikelnr.: 59927460

Autorenporträt

Eileen Jensen Krige (1905-1995) was a prominent South African social anthropologist noted for her research on Zulu and Lovedu cultures. Together with Hilda Kuper and Monica Wilson, she produced substantial works on the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa. Apart from her research she is considered to be one of the 'pioneering mothers' of the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, where she taught from 1948 until retirement in 1970.

Inhaltsangabe

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