Book
Nuer religion
Clarendon Press • Oxford • Published In 1956 • Pages:
By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an authoritative monograph on Nuer religion. Professor Evans-Pritchard has given a detailed account of Nuer religious beliefs and practices, as well as an analysis of the role of religion in the personal and social life of the Nuer. The impact of cultural contacts with Europeans and the surrounding tribal peoples upon the development of Nuer religious concepts and practices is also noted and clarified. The first seven chapters of the book discuss the ideas of God and spirits, soul and ghost and the concept of sin among the Nuer. Three chapters are devoted to the various forms of sacrifice and their meaning. The spear symbolism in Nuer religion and the role of priests and prophets are given a chapter each. The final chapter is Evans-Pritchard's interpretation of the nature of Nuer religious beliefs and behavior.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Domesticated animals
- General character of religion
- Spirits and gods
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Magic
- Priesthood
- Logic
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nuer
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1957
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931, 1936
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1936
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sobat and Jonglei Provinces, Sudan
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by E.E. Evans-Pritchard]
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 56058065
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nuer (African people)