The Shona peoples : an ethnography of the contemporary Shona, with special reference to their religion

The Shona peoples : an ethnography of the contemporary Shona, with special reference to their religion / by M.F.C. Bourdillon.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bourdillon, M. F. C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gweru, Zimbabwe : Mambo Press, 1987
Edition:3rd revised edition 1987 (reissue 2004)
Series:Shona heritage series ; 1.
Subjects:
Shona (African people)
Shona (African people) > Religion.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical background
  • Kinship and village organization
  • From subsistence to cash economy
  • Chiefship
  • Courts
  • Sickness and personal misfortune
  • Witchcraft
  • Death and after
  • Traditional religion in the family
  • Traditional religion at the tribal level
  • New religions
  • Becoming urban.

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