!Kung Bushman Religious Beliefs
1962; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1157541
ISSN1750-0184
Autores Tópico(s)South African History and Culture
ResumoOpening Paragraph My purpose in this paper is to describe some of the religious beliefs held currently by the !Kung Bushmen of the interior bands of the Nyae Nyae region of South West Africa. I shall limit the paper to a description of their concepts of the gods, the problem of evil, supplication, the spirits of the dead, and the ceremonial curing dance, but leave for another paper a more detailed account of medicine men, how they become medicine men, and more about their practices and beliefs. We gathered the information which I present principally on our expeditions of 1952–3 and 1955.
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