Weaving the Threads of Life : The Khita Gyn-Eco-Logical Healing Cult among the Yaka
by
Rene Devisch
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0226143627
ISBN-13
9780226143620
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 1993
Print length
344 Pages
Weight
482 grams
Dimensions
2.30 x 1.60 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesBlack & Asian studiesAnthropology
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For the Yaka of Southwestem Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of re-weaving the damaged strands. Here, Devisch offers an extended analysis of the Khita cult and an account of the workings of ritual healing.
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