Social and Ritual Life of the Ambo of Northern Rhodesia: Studies Presented And Discussed At The Tenth International African Seminar At Fourah Bay College, Freetown, December 1969
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- Synopsis
- Originally published in 1964, this is a detailed ethnographic record and sympathetic study of Ambo beliefs and activities. The significance of the clan and the matrilineage are discussed and the organization of the village and chiefdom analysed. Childhood and puberty, marriage, death, succession and inheritance are covered, along with religious concpets and divination, with its stress on the importance of the high god.
- Copyright:
- 1964
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780429942655
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429486333, 9781138598478, 9781138598522
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 08/22/20
- Copyrighted By:
- International African Institute
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Raymond Apthorpe