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Some Zulu concepts important for an understanding of fertility and other rituals
Ethnological and linguistic studies in honour of N. J. van Warmelo • (52) • Published In 1969 • Pages: 13-20
By: Krige, Eileen Jensen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is concerned with defining and clarifying the usage of seven concepts related to Zulu ceremonial practices. It is the author's contention that an understanding of such concepts will show how seemingly disparate ceremonial behaviors such as puberty rites, fertility ceremonies, rituals concerned with driving off epidemics and pests, and curing rituals are connected by a few underlying principles. Krige argues that all these ceremonial behaviors are concerned with securing health and fertility (for humans, flora and fauna in their environment) through the singing of songs and the performance of acts to drive out evil.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organized ceremonial
- Music
- Vocabulary
- Magic
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zulu
- 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.
- Ethnographer
- 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
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1962
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1962
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- Eileen Jensen Krige
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 71887705
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zulu (African people)