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THE SHONA PEOPLES: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE CONTEMPORARY By M. F. C. Bourdillon
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN-10
- 0869221884
- Publication Name
- Mambo Press
- Type
- Paperback
- Item Height
- 8.5 inches
- Item Weight
- 1.11 pounds
- ISBN
- 9780869221884
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mambo Press
ISBN-10
0869221884
ISBN-13
9780869221884
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4758086
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shona People : an Ethnography of Contemporary Shona, with Special Reference to Their Religion
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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Synopsis
Newly reissued, this book is still regarded as one of the best synthesis of ethnographic research undertaken amongst the Shona people, taking indigenous religion and culture as a starting point. The author, a renowned anthropologist and sociologist of Zimbabwe, examines the historical background and sources of Shona history from the fifteenth century. He details, from anthropological perspectives, kinship and village organisation including patrilineal kinship, Shona marriage and the position of women in Shona society. The author explores the subsistence and cash economies of the Shona peoples, their contribution to commercial farming, their use of land, and their function as a migrant labour force. Further sections focus on chiefship, courts; and interpretations of sickness, personal misfortune, witchcraft, death and the afterlife. The final sections of the book consider the functions of traditional religion at family and tribal levels; the interface between traditional and new religions; and rural and urban influences, amongst the Shona people.
LC Classification Number
DT962.42
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