Tricksters and Trancers : Bushman Religion and Society
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0253213444
ISBN-13
9780253213440
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Imprint
Indiana University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 22nd, 1999
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
450 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
AfricaSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnographySocial and cultural anthropology
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An experience-rooted analysis of Bushman society and religion is contrasted with other anthropological approaches to ambiguity which are biased towards a rational structure. In order to convey both the diversity and the dynamism of Bushman religion and society, this study presents information on Bushman groups from all over southern Africa.
" . . . a first-rate piece of scholarship . . . an invaluable summary and commentary on the multilingual literature on [Bushman] people." —Choice
The trickster and trance dancer are the guides through Bushman (or San) religion, a world of ambiguity and contradiction, and of enchantment. The two figures, who in Bushman belief are symbolically equivalent and mystically linked, embody these antistructural traits.
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