Tavistock Publications 1972.. Ownership stamp ffep. VG+ condition in VG dustwrapper (shows light tanning and minor wear, no chips, loss, or tears). Publisher's complimentary copy with lable.. Black cloth boards. 296pp 8vo. 0.6kg. Essays of African interest include: Esther Goody, 'Greeting', Begging', And The Presentation Of Respect. Aidan Southall, Twinship And Symbolic Structure. R.G. Abrahams, Spirit, Twins, And Ashes In Labwor, Northern Nigeria. Edwin Ardener, Belief And The Problem Of Women. J.S. La Fontein, Ritualisation Of Women's Life-Crises In Bugusi. Monica Wilson, The Wedding Cakes: A Study Of Ritual Change.

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Bookseller: Fables Bookshop (ZA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24241
Title: THE INTERPRETATION OF RITUAL.
Author: La Fontaine, J.S. (Ed)
Book Condition: Used - Ownership stamp ffep. VG+ condition in VG dustwrapper (shows light tanning and minor wear, no chips, loss, or tears). Publisher'
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0422738808
ISBN 13: 9780422738804
Publisher: Tavistock Publications 1972.
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: 1972
Keywords: anthropology africa african labwor northern nigeria uganda bugusi bemba northern rhodesia zambia ndembu polynesia

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