Book
Symbols of life: an analysis of the consciousness of the Karanga
Mambo Press • (3) • Published In 1982 • Pages: xviii, 332 , plates
By: Aschwanden, Herbert, Cooper, Ursula.
Abstract
The is a study of symbolism in the oral tradition of the Karanga subgroup, taken from their point of view (continued in Aschwanden et al., 1987). Nearly all the data came from people in a hospital where the author, a physician, was assisted in the collection of information by a group of missionary nurses. After discussing symbols in human society in general, there is a turn to specific symbols in Karanga daily life referring to the soul, the person, childhood and education, puberty, marriage, relations between the sexes, sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and birth.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Physician
- Missionary Nurse
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1991
- Field Date
- 1965-1971
- Coverage Date
- 1965-1971
- Coverage Place
- Zaka, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- Notes
- by Herbert Aschwanden in collaboration with the Karanga Nurses of the Musiso Hospital at Zaka, Zimbabwe ; English translation by Ursula Cooper
- Translation of: Symbole des Lebens. Continued by: Symbols of death. 1987
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCN
- 83108641
- LCSH
- Karanga (African people)