Bantu Beliefs and Magic / With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war — C. W. Hobley

Bantu Beliefs and Magic / With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war

C. W. Hobley

Essays
Book language: English
301 pages

C. W. Hobley's ethnographic essays from 1922 describe the beliefs, customs and magic of the Kikuyu and Kamba peoples in Kenya Colony. With an introduction by Sir James G. Frazer, the book also offers reflections on East Africa after the war. It is worth listening to as a historical source on colonial-era anthropology and its perspectives.

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Contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PART I NATURAL RELIGION
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I SPIRIT BELIEFS
CHAPTER II SACRIFICE
CHAPTER III SACRED STONES OR VILLAGE SHRINES IN KIKUYU
CHAPTER IV. THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE HARVEST, ALSO PLANTING CEREMONIAL
CHAPTER V CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIAL
CHAPTER VI DEATH AND BURIAL CEREMONIAL
CHAPTER VII THE CURSE AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS
CHAPTER VIII SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING CHILDREN AND WOMEN
PART II MAGIC
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I THE GUILD OF SMITHS IN KIKUYU AND UKAMBA
CHAPTER II THE EVIL EYE
CHAPTER III KIKUYU MAGIC AND MAGICIANS
CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS MAGICAL PRACTICES
PART III MISCELLANEOUS
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I THE CONSTITUTION AND WORKING OF COUNCILS AMONG THE KIKUYU
CHAPTER II LAWS OF COMPENSATION FOR MURDER
CHAPTER III CEREMONIAL OATHS
CHAPTER IV WAR AND PEACE
CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS
CHAPTER VI LEGENDS
CHAPTER VII DANCES
CHAPTER VIII WOMEN AS A FACTOR IN TRIBAL ORGANISATION

and 7 more chapters

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