The forest of symbols: aspects of Ndembu ritual / Victor Turner
1967, 1st Edition. Ithaca, N.Y. ; London: Cornell University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #354590
Physical description: xii, 405 pages, [10] p. of plates: ill., geneal. tables; 22 cm. Contents: pt. 1. Symbols in Ndembu ritual -- Ritual symbolism morality and social structure among the Ndembu -- Color classification in Ndembu ritual: a problem in primitive classification -- Betwixt and between: the liminal period in rites de passage -- Witchcraft and sorcery: taxonomy versus dynamics -- pt. 2. Muchona the Hornet, interpreter of religion -- Mukanda: the rite of circumcision -- Themes in the symbolism of Ndembu hunting ritual -- Lunda medicine and the treatment of disease -- A Ndembu doctor in practice. Subjects: Ndembu (African people) Rites and ceremonies. Rites and ceremonies Zambia. Rituals Ndembu Africa Traditional societies Social anthropology. Ndembu (African people).
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