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Religion and folkloreessay 1978 • Biesele, Megan
San • Africa > Southern Africa
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 r...Women like meatBook 1993 • Biesele, Megan
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This monograph consists of a series of tales collected orally from the Ju/'hoan people of western Botswana between the years 1970-1972. The tales are part of a collection made from several different groups of people showing varying degrees of influen...Ju/'hoan women's tracking knowledge and its contribution to their husbands' hunting successessay 2001 • Biesele, Megan & Barclay, Steve
San • Africa > Southern Africa
1995 fieldwork in the Nyae Nyae area of northeastern Namibia identified a substantial contribution to their husbands' hunting success by Ju/'hoan women. This contribution came from a more active use of tracking knowledge than previously reported in a...Hunters, clients and squattersarticle 1989 • Biesele, Megan et al.
San • Africa > Southern Africa
This source examines the past and present socioeconomic situation of the Basarwa (San and other associated groups), primarily through case studies of five Basarwa communities. The communities include Dobe, Kauri, Ghanzi, Bere, and Nata and represent ...