book chapter

Zande theology

Sudan notes and records19Published In 1936 • Pages: 5-46 [incomplete]

By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Evans-Pritchard gives an excellent analysis of the diverse interpretations of Azande religious ideology, and ably defends his reasons for disagreement with other authors--particularly Lagae and Philipps.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
General character of religion
Prayers and sacrifices
Magicians and diviners
Magic
Cult of the dead
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Azande
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Social Anthropologist
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
Katherine Schlesinger ; 1950
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1926-1929
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1926-1929
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sudan
NotesAdditional notes
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
This document consists of excerpts
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
unk83015138
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zande (African people)