Khoi / Teferi Abate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abate, Teferi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Africa, Southern.

Ethnology.

Khoikhoi (African people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn : Human Relations Area Files, 2010.

Summary:

This collection of 11 documents covers cultural and historical information, circa 1600 to 1930s, about the Khoi. Khoi is a collective term used by 20th century scholars for several San-speaking people who reside primarily around the Cape of Good Hope. The work of Schapera covers social organization, habits and customs, economic life, political structure, religious beliefs and magic, art and folklore. Schultze describes Nama physical features, flora and fauna, material culture, economic activities, food habits, family life, kinship and life-cycles based on fieldwork in 1903-1905. Hoernlé address themes including rites of passage and conception of taboo, social organization and religious beliefs and taboo relating water, as observed in 1912-1913. Laidler provides a firsthand account of Nama medical practices. Barnard addresses historical and cultural ethnic relations. Smith argues against the fragile nature of Khoi economic system to suggest a broader ecological perspective. Viljoen reconsiders the role and function of medicine in the pre-colonial times. Carstens discusses the status of women and patterns of inheritance.

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