essay

Religion and folklore

Bushmen : San hunters and herders of southern AfricaCape Town And PretoriaPublished In 1978 • Pages: 162-172

By: Biesele, Megan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
According to the author there are great cultural variations among the various San groups in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola. This document discusses some of these variations with particular reference to religion and folklore, with the point of ethnic reference being the !Kung San.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Music
Dance
Literature
Literary texts
Magical and mental therapy
General character of religion
Revelation and divination
Organized ceremonial
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
San
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2005
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
essay
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
John Beierle ; 1988
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Namibia, Botswana, Angola
NotesAdditional notes
Megan Biesele
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
79302323
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
San (African people)