Book
The Shona peoples: an ethnography of the contemporary Shona, with special reference to their religion
Mambo Press • 1 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 399
By: Bourdillon, M. F. C..
Abstract
This work, based on the author's year and a half of fieldwork in a Shona community, presents a brief study of the cultural history of the Shona people followed by more detailed data on traditional and contemporary life with particular reference to kinship, marriage and the family, agriculture, political organization, law, religion and magical beliefs, medicine, labor migrations, and urbanization. The source leans heavily toward religious beliefs and practices with emphasis on witchcraft, death and the afterlife, the spirit world, and the traditional (or tribal) vs. contemporary religion of the people. The final chapter also provides some interesting insights into the effects urbanization upon the Shona.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1991
- Field Date
- 1969-1970
- Coverage Date
- 1969-1976
- Coverage Place
- Zimbabwe
- Notes
- by Michael F.C. Bourdillon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-388)
- LCCN
- 77376315
- LCSH
- Shona (African people)
- Shona (African people)--Religion