Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropologyseries number 78 religion and custom in a muslim society

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Among the Berti of Northern Darfur (Sudan), as among many Muslim societies, the formal religious practices are predominantly the concern of men, while local, unorthodox customary rituals are performed mainly by women. It is usual to dismiss such local, popular practices as pre-Islamic survivals, but Professor Holy shows that the customary rituals constitute an integral part of the religious system of the Berti. Carefully analysing the symbolic statements made in Berti rituals, Professor Holy demonstrates that the distinction between the two classes of rituals is an expression of the gender relationships characteristic of the society. He also examines the social distribution of knowledge about Islam, and explains the role of the religious schools in sustaining religious ideas. The work is not only an ethnographic study of ritual, belief and gender in an African society. It also makes a significant contribution to current anthropological discussion of the interpretation and meaning of rituals and symbols.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 juli 1991

Aantal pagina's: 256

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Ladislav Holy

Tweede Auteur: Milan Stuchlik

Co Auteur: Ladislav, Holy

Hoofdredacteur: Meyer Fortes

Tweede Redacteur: Edmund Leach

Co Redacteur: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Hoofduitgeverij: Cambridge University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 158 mm

Product hoogte: 20 mm

Product lengte: 235 mm

Verpakking breedte: 158 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 545 g

EAN: 9780521394857

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