African ceremonies
by
Beckwith, Carol, 1945-
Title
:
African ceremonies
Author
:
Beckwith, Carol, 1945-
ISBN
:
9780810934849
Personal Author
:
Beckwith, Carol, 1945-
Edition
:
Concise ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
Physical Description
:
400 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 36 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Contents
:
Birth & initiation. African childhood -- Krobo coming of age Ghana -- Taneka initiation Benin -- Maasai circumcision Kenya -- Bassari age passages Senegal -- Maasai warriorhood Kenya -- Courtship & marriage. Surma courtship Ethiopia -- Wodaabe charm dances Niger -- Swazi reed dance Sawziland -- Berber brides Morocco -- Hassania veil dance Morocco -- Rashaida wedding Eritrea -- Swahili brides Kenya -- Taureg marriage Niger -- Nidebele nuptials South Africa -- Himba marriage Namibia -- Brides and grooms -- Royalty & power. The Emir's court Nigeria -- Baganda coronation Uganda -- Ashanti royal gold Ghana -- Seasonal rites. Dinka cattle camp Sudan -- Fulani cattle crossing Mali -- Kassena harvest rituals Ghana -- Bedik planting rites Senegal -- Bobo bush masks Burkina Faso -- Yoruba masquerade Benin, Nigeria -- Beliefs & worship. Soothsayers and diviners Benin, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Niger -- Priests and priestesses Togo, Ghana -- Voodoo Togo, Ghana -- Himba healing Namibia -- Taureg Muslim festival Niger -- Spirit & ancestors. Dogon Dama funeral Mali -- Senufo spirit masks Ivory Coast -- Egungun masquerade Benin, Nigeria -- Ga fantasy coffins Ghana.
Abstract
:
A newly designed, very affordable one-volume edition of this definitive work on the traditional rituals of Africa, containing more than half the magnificent photographs that were in the original edition plus new images that will focus fresh attention on specific ceremonies. Many of these rituals are vanishing; never have they been portrayed with the intimacy and skill that Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher bring to this glorious book. The book is accompanied by an audio CD of African ceremonies.
Subject Term
:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa.
Ritual -- Africa.
Initiation rites -- Africa.
Marriage customs and rites -- Africa.
Bildband
Brauchtum
Fest.
Kult
Ritual
Geographic Term
:
Africa -- Religious life and customs.
Africa -- Social life and customs.
Afrika
Added Author
:
Fisher, Angela.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy | Status |
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| VEGA Cape Town | General Books | 000039709 | 306.4096 BEC | 1 | On-Shelf Student |