The Ovimbundu of Angola / / Merran McCulloch

• Autore: McCulloch Merran
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 305.896399
• Soggetto topico: Herero (African people) - Religion
• Note generali: First published in 1952 by the International African Institute.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Grouping and demography -- Physical environment -- Traditions of origin and history -- Language -- Physical appearance and dress -- Main features of economy -- Social organisation and political structure -- Religion and magic -- The life cycle.
• Sommario/riassunto: Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Ovimbundu of Angola
• ISBN: 1-315-30501-1; 1-315-30503-8; 1-315-30502-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163871703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ethnographic survey of Africa ; ; Volume 28.