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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464160703321

Autore

Gluckman Max <1911-1975., >

Titolo

Order and rebellion in tribal Africa : collected essays with an autobiographical introduction / / Max Gluckman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-52849-0

1-136-52856-3

1-315-01722-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography : Africa ; ; 4

Disciplina

306.2/0967

Soggetti

Primitive societies

Tribes - Africa

Ethnology - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1963.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; I. An Advance in African Sociology; II. Succession and Civil War among the Bemba - An Exercise in Anthropological Theory; III. Rituals of Rebellion in South-East Africa; IV. The Magic of Despair; V. The Village Headman in British Central Africa (with J. C. Mitchell and J. A. Barnes); VI. Chief and Native Commissioner in Modern Zululand; VII. The Reasonable Man in Barotse Law; VIII. Malinowski's 'Functional' Analysis of Social Change; IX. Malinowski's Contribution to Social Anthropology; X. Malinowski-Fieldworker and Theorist

Index

Sommario/riassunto

These essays are mainly concerned with the development of some of Max Gluckman's ideas about African politics. He regarded frequent rebellions to replace incumbents of political offices (as against revolutions to alter the structure of offices) as inherent in these politics. Later he connected this situation with modes of husbandry, problems of the devolution of power, types of weapons and the law of treason.  He advanced to a general theory of ritual, as well as to general propositions about the position of officials representing conflicting



interests within a hierarchy, typified by the Afric

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Record Nr.

UNISA996387773803316

Autore

Daffy Anthony

Titolo

Elixir salutis: The choise [sic] drink of health or, Health=bringing drink [[electronic resource] ] : Being a famous cordial drink, found out by the providence of the Almighty, and experienced a most excellent preservative of man-kind, a secret far beyond any medicament yet known, and is found so agreeable to nature, that it effects all its operations as nature would have it, and as a vertual [sic] expedient proposed by her, for reducing all her extreams [sic] unto an equal temper; the same being fitted unto all ages, sexes, complexions and constitutions, and highly fortifying nature against any noxious humour, invading or offending the noble parts: / / Never published by any but me Anthony Daffy, student in physick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed with allowance for the authour [sic] by T. Milbourn, 1673

Descrizione fisica

8 p

Soggetti

Elixirs - 17th century

Medicine - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Imperfect: print show-through.

Reproduction of original in: British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018