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The spiritual beliefs of the Shona: a study based on field work among the east-central Shona
Mambo Press • Gwelo, Rhodesia • Published In 1977 • Pages:
By: Gelfand, Michael, Hannan, M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a comparative study of the religious beliefs and practices of four Shona clans. There is a chapter for each and the data are presented in a format that makes them easy to compare. This source is concerned with historical origins, practices and beliefs concerning the spirits of the dead, roles and functions of the medicine men/diviners and mediums, the role of the paternal aunt, witchcraft, death, and marriage.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Eschatology
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Cult of the dead
- Sorcery
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Traditional history
- Organized ceremonial
- Clans
- Mode of marriage
- Avuncular and nepotic relatives
- Magicians and diviners
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Shona
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern 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.
- Physician
- 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
- John Beierle; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1969-1974
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Manicaland and Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Michael Gelfand ; foreword by M. Hannan
- Includes index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79109568
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shona (African people)