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Zulu Thought-Patterns and Symbolism
Contributor(s): Berglund, Axel-Ivar (Author)
ISBN: 0253212057     ISBN-13: 9780253212054
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $25.74  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1989
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Anthropology - Physical
Dewey: 306.089
LCCN: 89011039
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.3" W x 9.26" (1.40 lbs) 402 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
 
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One of the most important statements of the 'inside view' of an African religous system ever made . . . unique in its richness and depth. --Victor Turner

Zulu Thought-Patterns is a monumental research piece whose writing is admirably clear, and its documentation praiseworthy. --Africa Today

. . . unique and important . . . -- International Journal of African Historical Studies

This ethnographic classic describes and analyzes the ritual cycle celebrated by Zulu kinship groups as understood and interpreted by the Zulu themselves.