Book
Symbols of death: an analysis of the consciousness of the Karanga
Mambo Press • (4) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 389
By: Aschwanden, Herbert, Cooper, Ursula.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a continuation of Aschwanden et al., 1982. Here, as in the previous work, the symbolism of the Karanga subgroup is analyzed and interpreted from the standpoint of the natives. The complex and intricate nature of the symbols of death are investigated in terms of their beliefs about the causes of death, what happens when death finally comes, the funeral, and the concept of victory over death through various rituals. The work concludes with a synopsis of the symbolism used throughout the source.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Animism
- Eschatology
- Life and death
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sorcery
- Conception
- Ethnozoology
- Spirits and gods
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Revelation and divination
- Social readjustments to death
- Organized ceremonial
- Ethnoanatomy
- Ethnosociology
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physician
- Missionary Nurse
- 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
- 1965-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1965-1971
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Herbert Aschwanden in collaboration with the African nursing sisters of the Musiso Hospital, Zimbabwe ; English translation by Ursula Cooper
- Continues: Symbols of life. 1982
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88980076
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Karanga (African people)
- Karanga (African people)--Funeral customs and rites
- Philosophy, Karanga