Ethnology, Volume 41University of Pittsburgh, 2002 - Anthropology |
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Nana Mokgope told me of a tragedy that befell her after she had married Izaac
Mokoena in 1979. Her first three babies all died shortly after birth. The oldest died
at the age of only one month, the second was so badly deformed that it died ...
Nana Mokgope told me of a tragedy that befell her after she had married Izaac
Mokoena in 1979. Her first three babies all died shortly after birth. The oldest died
at the age of only one month, the second was so badly deformed that it died ...
Page 326
When the “heavenly father calls,” people die a sudden, violent death (by falling
from trees or being eaten by wild animals, or when giving birth) and their ghosts
reside in heaven. “Women are the passive bearers of a force that gives a life ...
When the “heavenly father calls,” people die a sudden, violent death (by falling
from trees or being eaten by wild animals, or when giving birth) and their ghosts
reside in heaven. “Women are the passive bearers of a force that gives a life ...
Page 352
Strikingly, for the Siane, Salisbury (1965:72) noted that “a girl's first menses are
treated as a form of pregnancy . . . but giving birth to blood alone.” Salisbury's
early ethnography stands out for its insight into female initiation in the Highlands.
Strikingly, for the Siane, Salisbury (1965:72) noted that “a girl's first menses are
treated as a form of pregnancy . . . but giving birth to blood alone.” Salisbury's
early ethnography stands out for its insight into female initiation in the Highlands.
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Contents
A History of Power | 1 |
Contested Ethnicity | 27 |
Bugis Migration and Modes of Adaptation to Local Situations | 51 |
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