Krige, Eileen Jensen.

The Social System of the Zulus. With Illustrations and Maps.

Pietermaritzburg, Shuter & Shooter, no year (c.1950). 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XIX, 420 pages. 12 illustrations. 2 maps near front. Hardcover [publisher’s original grey cloth] with lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes, for example, the following: Zulu History and it Influence on the Tribes of Southern Africa / Kinship System and Social Organisation of the Zulus / The Zulu Village – Food and Narcotics / Birth and Childhood / Marriage Ceremonies / Death and Burial / Succession and Inheritance of Property / The King and His Functions /The Military Organisation of the Zulus / Zulu Religion / Medicine and Magic / Music, Dancing and Song / Zulu Folklore / Appendix / Index etc.

Eileen Jensen Krige (1905–1995) was a prominent South African social anthropologist noted for her research on Zulu and Lovedu cultures. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Africa · Africa – Rare · Africa, British Southern · Africa, Southern · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Anthropology · Childbirth · Childhood and youth · Cultural studies · Cultures · Death · Ethnography · Ethnology · Folk Art · Folk history · Folk Music · Folk Stories · Folk Tales · Folklore · Funerals and Burials, Rituals etc · monograph · Native, Rituals and Customs · Natives · Religion · Religion and Culture · Religion, Primitive · Religious life · Rituals · South Africa · South African Author · Women Authors · Women in Science · Zulus
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120204AB

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