The Realm of a Rain Queen
Download or Read eBook The Realm of a Rain Queen PDF written by E. Jensen Krige and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : E. Jensen Krige |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2018-09-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429957888 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429957882 |
Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Realm of a Rain Queen by : E. Jensen Krige
Book excerpt: Originally published in 1943 this book discusses the life and culture of the Lovedu, a Bantu tribe in South Africa. As well as discussing the Rain-Queen, much of the book is devoted to the royal institutions; the network of links woven by kinship, marriage and marriage cattle, the legal procedure of compromise and appeasement and various aspects of magic, witchcraft and religion. Considered as a whole, the culture emerges as a structure supporting and in turns supported by the Rain-Queen.