Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual : : Symbol, Myth, and Ritual /

Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual : : Symbol, Myth, and Ritual / / Victor Turner.

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. Written by an internationally-known social scientist, the book demonstrates how the stu...

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Turner, Victor,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©1975
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Symbol, Myth and Ritual
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. CHIHAMBA THE WHITE SPIRIT: A RITUAL DRAMA OF THE NDEMBU
  • 1. Chihamba the White Spirit
  • 2. Some Notes on the Symbolism of Chihamba
  • 3. Some White Symbols in Literature and Religion
  • PART TWO. NDEMBU DIVINATION: ITS SYMBOLISM AND TECHNIQUES
  • 4. A Preliminary Analysis of Ndembu Divinatory Symbolism
  • 5. Some Kinds and Methods of Ndembu Divination
  • Appendix
  • Bibliographical References
  • Index

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