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Akishi Tubwiza
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
Field note 525-526. Date 17.5.51. Informant: Chief Ikelenge. Field note describing the mukishi kabwiza which afflicts a woman who has borne many children who have died at birth or at an early age. Also described is the payment to the Chimbuki.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 510-530: Ikela Ceremony at Swanakatompa: to drive away a spirt which i) (17 May 1951) , 2 page(s)
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Field note 525-526. Date 17.5.51. Informant: Chief Ikelenge. Field note describing the mukishi kabwiza which afflicts a woman who has borne many children who have died at birth or at an early age. Also described is the payment to the Chimbuki.
Date Written / Recorded
17 May 1951, 1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Spiritual possession, Pregnancy, Religious rites and ceremonies, Lunda
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Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It.
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 244 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 244 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas
written by Julio Finn (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 282 page(s)
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written by Julio Finn (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 282 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Julio Finn
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Quartet Books Ltd.
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Brenda Z. Seligman - Journal no. 5 1909
in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
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in Charles and Brenda Seligman Papers, of London School of Economics and Political Science (London, England) (1909), Fieldwork Notes, Sudan, Egypt and Sudan expedition (Brenda Seligman) (Seligman 1/4/4) , 210 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1909
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Author / Creator
Brenda Seligman, 1883-1965
Topic / Theme
Tribal and national groups, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Social customs, Dinka, Lafofa, Nubian, Shilluk, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Charles Gabriel Seligman Collection, LSE Library. Used with permission of the LSE Library and the Charles Seligman Estate.
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Chihamba at Kajima
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 26 page(s)
Field note 1608-1633. Date: 7.3.54. Field notes on Chihamba at Kajima including information on prayer, spirits, Ku-tumbuka dance, culture change, education, insanity, affines, blood friendship, slavery and spirit.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 26 page(s)
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Field note 1608-1633. Date: 7.3.54. Field notes on Chihamba at Kajima including information on prayer, spirits, Ku-tumbuka dance, culture change, education, insanity, affines, blood friendship, slavery and spirit.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Genealogy, Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Chihamba Ritual
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 21 page(s)
Field note 1584-1604. Date: Unknown. Field notes on the Chihamba Ritual including information on sickness and curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters and generations.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 4: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1584-1657: Chihamba ritual: sickness & curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters, generations) , 21 page(s)
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Field note 1584-1604. Date: Unknown. Field notes on the Chihamba Ritual including information on sickness and curing, divination, medicine, prayer, spirits, songs, nkanga, indigenous texts, hunters and generations.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Faith healing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Spiritual possession, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Body and Emotion: The Aesthetics of Illness and Healing in the Nepal Himalayas
written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
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written by Robert R. Desiarlais, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 319 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Robert R. Desiarlais
Author / Creator
Robert R. Desiarlais
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Nepalese, Spirituality, Soul, Emotions and feelings, Spiritual healing, Shamanism, Ethnography, Nepali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing
written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
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written by Edith Turner, 1922-, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992, originally published 1992), 257 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Edith Turner, 1922-
Author / Creator
Edith Turner, 1922-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Zambian, Religious life, Cultural life, Healing, Alternative medicine, Field work for anthropology, Ethnography, Zambians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Sensuous Scholarship
written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997, originally published 1997), 186 page(s)
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written by Paul Stoller, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997, originally published 1997), 186 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Paul Stoller
Author / Creator
Paul Stoller
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Songhai, Human body, Trade and commerce, Ethnographic methodology, Philosophy, Religion, Cultural change and history, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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The Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomblé
written by Jim Wafer, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 237 page(s)
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written by Jim Wafer, in Contemporary Ethnography (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 237 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Jim Wafer
Author / Creator
Jim Wafer
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Topic / Theme
Brazilian, Brazilian people, Spirituality, Religion, Spiritual possession, Candomblé, Ethnography, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by University of Pennsylvania Press
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