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Notes and correspondence: magic and witchcraft : Diary; Correspondence; Ephemera 1930-1934.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richards, Audrey, author.
- Language:
- Bemba
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Text in English, Bemba.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Description: Notes by Audrey Richards and other authors, and correspondence concerning a dictionary of animals, insects, trees, and plants believed to have magical powers; notes on medicine horns used by the Bemba; five different methods of evoking spirits; essays by Lubwa boys on divination (written in Bemba); statements and letter by Fox-Pitt concerning the murder of a young woman who was believed to be a witch-diviner; comparative material summarising aspects of magic and witchcraft among Ba-Ila, Ubena, Balamba and Bakaonde tribes; Fiwa and illness, misfortune and death; information from Mulenga on magic and witchcraft; 'The pragmatic value of magic in primitive societies', article by Richards with reference to African societies in general; magical chants; miscellaneous notes on magic and witchcraft; further notes on horns and charms used in Bemba magic and ritual and an account of spirit possession.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: RICHARDS/1/15.
- Description based on online resource (viewed on November 19, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1143477452
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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