Bemba Myth And Ritual
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Bemba Myth And Ritual
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Author : Kevin Burns Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1983
Bemba Myth And Ritual written by Kevin Burns Maxwell and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Foreign Language Study categories.
By focusing on the differences between an oral society and a literate one, this study exemplifies the usefulness of contemporary media studies in analyzing cultural change in Africa. It also adds a distinctive chapter to the cultural history of the Bemba as a formally oral-aural people. Hearing is their primary cognitive sense and the physical properties of sound significantly affect the Bemba worldview. Their charter myth, initiation rites, traditional authorities and tales of spirits embody a network of central religious metaphors and limit-symbols, each of which is signalized by its acoustic characteristics. Literacy is restructuring Bemba consciousness and society, making vision the primary sense and written codes, not tribal personalities, the basis of government. Literacy de-animates cognitional objects, develops language for hermeneutical precision and frees individuals from the tribal needs to remember and conform. As more Bemba convert to Christianity and interiorize writing technology, elements of their oral religion ironically become more dependent for survival on acculturation with these literate forces.
Myth And Ritual Divinity And Authority In Bemba Tradition
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Author : Kevin Burns Maxwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Myth And Ritual Divinity And Authority In Bemba Tradition written by Kevin Burns Maxwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Bemba (African people) categories.
Moment Of Encounter
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Author : James Eric Lane
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1984
Moment Of Encounter written by James Eric Lane and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.
The tragic encounter of the Bemba, a people of central Africa, and Europeans during the colonial era is seen in this book as a clash between two fundamentally different images of man. Understanding the myths and symbols which express these images is shown to illuminate and deepen our understanding of political history, and a structural relation between the history of religions and political science is established. Rather than at the aesthetic level of artistic creation, the most important function of «creative hermeneutics» lies at the ethical-political level of modern man's quest for peace.
Chisungu
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Author : Audrey Isabel Richards
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1988
Chisungu written by Audrey Isabel Richards and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Social Science categories.
While there have been a number of descriptions and interpretations of boys' initiation rituals, Audrey Richards's classic study of initiation rites among the Bemba remains one of the few studies to deal in detail with the initiation of girls into adult life. Dr Richards observed the entire chisungu or female initiation rite, an almost continuous series of complex ceremonies lasting for a month. Her detailed description of the elements of the ritual, and her analysis of it in terms of the culture of matrilineal society, have made this a classic ethnographic and theoretical text. Celebrating the attainment of sexual and social maturity, the puberty rituals reflect tribal attitudes to sex, fertility, marriage, and the rearing of children. We see how women's ceremonies portray and try to enforce the social obligations of marriage and the setting up of the kinship group, and the conflicts of interest that are involved.
Myth Ritual And Kingship In Buganda
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Author : Benjamin C. Ray
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1991
Myth Ritual And Kingship In Buganda written by Benjamin C. Ray and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Buganda was the most prominent of the four traditional Bantu kingdoms of Uganda, which ceased to exist when the country was declared a Republic in 1967. The Kabakaship (kingship), the central institution of Buganda, was saturated with rituals and mythic images. Based on fieldwork and using extensive Luganda-language source material, this book describes and interprets the myths, rituals, shrines, and sacred regalia of the kingship within the changing contexts of the precolonial, colonial, and post-independence eras. Interpreting the Kabakaship as the symbolic center of the precolonial kingdom, this book examines James G. Frazer's theory of divine kingship, Buganda's creation myth, traditions about the origins of the kingship, regicide, royal ancestor shrines, and theories about the connection between Buganda and Ancient Egypt.
Chisungu
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Author : Audrey Richards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-11-10
Chisungu written by Audrey Richards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-10 with Social Science categories.
While there have been a number of descriptions and interpretations of boys' initiation rituals, Audrey Richards's classic study of initiation rites among the Bemba remains one of the few studies to deal in detail with the initiation of girls into adult life. Dr Richards observed the entire chisungu or female initiation rite, an almost continuous series of complex ceremonies lasting for a month. Her detailed description of the elements of the ritual, and her analysis of it in terms of the culture of matrilineal society, have made this a classic ethnographic and theoretical text. Celebrating the attainment of sexual and social maturity, the puberty rituals reflect tribal attitudes to sex, fertility, marriage, and the rearing of children. We see how women's ceremonies portray and try to enforce the social obligations of marriage and the setting up of the kinship group, and the conflicts of interest that are involved.
The Body Soul And Spirit Concept Of The Bemba In Zambia
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Author : Robert Badenberg
language : en
Publisher: Verlag Fur Kultur Und Wissenschaft
Release Date : 1999
The Body Soul And Spirit Concept Of The Bemba In Zambia written by Robert Badenberg and has been published by Verlag Fur Kultur Und Wissenschaft this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Psychology categories.
Chisungu
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Author : Audrey Isabel Richards
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1956
Chisungu written by Audrey Isabel Richards and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Social Science categories.
Bemba Speaking Women Of Zambia In A Century Of Religious Change
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Author : Hugo F. Hinfelaar
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1994
Bemba Speaking Women Of Zambia In A Century Of Religious Change written by Hugo F. Hinfelaar and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Religion categories.
This book constitutes an important contribution to the study of religion in Africa as it traces the often painful changes that occurred among the Bemba-speaking women of Zambia since the arrival of the Western Missionaries. The author offers us his life-long search for the bed-rock of traditional religion as a basis for genuine cultural/religious development.
Race And The Unconscious
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Author : Fanny Brewster
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Race And The Unconscious written by Fanny Brewster and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Psychology categories.
Race and the Unconscious engages the archetypal African consciousness that enriches our knowledge regarding the foundational mythopoetic of Africanist dreaming. Featuring crucial historical context, Jungian and post-Jungian theory, clinical case studies, and dream series interpretations, the book offers readers a rich framework for exploring and understanding the language, images, and symbols of African and African American dreamlife. It expands the modern understanding of dreaming with the inclusion of Africanist perspectives, philosophy, and mythology while emphasizing the potential for and process of psychological healing through dreamwork. Race and the Unconscious is a must-read for Jungian analysts and analytical psychologists in practice and in training, as well as anyone interested in understanding psychological processes inclusive of those of African descent and their culture, including academics and students of sociology, anthropology, African American studies, and African diaspora studies.
