The drums of affliction a study of religious processes among the Ndembu of Zambia by V. W. Turner

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Contents: Divination and its symbolism -- The morphology of rituals of affliction -- Field context and social drama -- The social setting of the ritual sequence (at Nswanamundong'u Village) -- A performance of Ihamba analysed -- Nkang'a -- Rituals and social processes

Physical description: xiii, 326 pages 13 plates, illustrations, tables, map 23 cm

Place: Zambia; Zambie; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa; Afrique subsaharienne; Afrique; Sambia; Sub-Saharan Africa

Topic: Ethnology; Healing; Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Religions--Customs and practices; Traditional medicine; Ethnologie; Guérison; Ndembu (Peuple d'Afrique)--Religion; Ndembu (Peuple d'Afrique)--Rites et cérémonies; Religions--Coutumes et pratiques; Gesellschaft; Manners and customs; Ndembu (African people)--Religion; Ndembu (African people)--Rites and ceremonies; Religious life; Godsdiensten; Lunda Ndembu; Sociale situatie; Social life and customs; Mœurs et coutumes; Vie religieuse