Nyae Nyae !Kung Beliefs and Rites
Author | : Lorna Marshall |
Publisher | : Peabody Museum Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780873659086 |
ISBN-13 | : 0873659082 |
Rating | : 4/5 (082 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Nyae Nyae !Kung Beliefs and Rites by : Lorna Marshall
Download or read book Nyae Nyae !Kung Beliefs and Rites written by Lorna Marshall and published by Peabody Museum Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marshall leads the reader through the intricacies, ambiguities, and silences of !Kung beliefs. Based on fieldwork among the Bushmen of the Kalahari in the early 1950s, she presents the culture, beliefs, and spirituality of one of the last true hunting-and-gathering peoples by focusing on members of different bands as they reveal their own views.