Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies
Title | Religious change in Zambia : exploratory studies |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1979 |
Authors | W.M.J. van Binsbergen |
Pagination | 1 - 489 |
Date Published | 1979/// |
Publisher | In de Knipscheer |
Place Published | Haarlem |
Publication Language | eng |
Keywords | Africa, African religions, Country, history, theses (form), Zambia |
Abstract | Aim of this volume, which brings together seven studies of religious change in Zambia, is to describe the processes of religious change in this country during the last few centuries. These studies are: 1) Towards a theory of religious change in Central Africa. 2) Possession and mediumship in Zambia: towards a comparative approach. 3) Explorations in the history and sociology of territorial cults in Zambia. 4) Religious change and the problem of evil in Western Zambia. 5) Regional and non-regional cults of affliction in Western Zambia. 6) Ritual class and urban-rural relations. 7) Cults of affliction in town, and the articulation of modes of production |
Notes | Samenvatting in het Nederlands. Summary in Dutch. Ook verschenen bij: London [etc.] : Kegan Paul, 1981. Proefschrift (S.W.) Vrije Univ. Amsterdam. Proefschrift Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit . Proefschr. Amsterdam, V.U.. Bibliogr.: p. 447-480. - Met noten en samenvatting in het Nederlands. |
Citation Key | 1415 |