Nupe Religion

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-59680-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

Reihe: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century

Originally published in 1954, this book is a pentrating study of Nupe religion and the increasing influence that Islam has had on indigenous forms of worship. The practise of witchcraft, forms of ritual, Gods and faith in medicine are all examined as an integral part of Nupe religion and culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nadel, S. F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Nupe Creed 2. Divination 3 and 4. Ritual 5. Medicine 6. Witchcraft and Anti-Witchcraft 7. Strange Gods 8. Islam in Nupe 9. Conclusions 10. Index

Über Autor(innen)

S. F. Nadel was a reader in anthropology at the University of Durham in England (1948-50) and professor of anthropology at the University of Canberra (1950-56)