Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire

Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

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Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire

Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

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English
Pages
337

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First Sentence

"In this book, I examine the constitution of ritual and expressive culture as a feminized and sacred practice in one of South Africa's largest and oldest indigenous religious groups-ibandla lamaNazaretha (the Church of the Nazarites, 1910-1997), more commonly known as the followers of Shembe."

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Paperback
Number of pages
337
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

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OL9475904M
ISBN 10
0226548201
ISBN 13
9780226548203
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2115141
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1234100

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