ISBN: 9780226143620 - weaving the threads of life: the khita gyn-eco-logical healing cult among the yaka (21 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: New condition. First Printing of the First Edition. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. New and unread in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, rubbing or fading. We have only one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photo illustrated. Maps. List of chapter notes. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the rpublisher: "For the Yaka of Southwestern Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of reweaving the damaged strands. In Weaving the Threads of Life Rene Devisch offers an extended analysis of the Khita cult, which leads to an original account of the workings of ritual healing. Drawing on many years among urban and rural Yaka, Devisch analyzes their understanding of existence as a fabric of firmly but delicately interwoven threads of nature, body, and society. The fertility healing ritual calls forth forces, feelings, and meanings that allow women to rejoin themselves to the complex pattern of social and cosmic life. These elaborate riteswhether simulating mortal agony and rebirth, gestation and delivery, or flowering and decay; using music and dance, steambath or massage, dream messages or scarificationare not based on symbols of traditional beliefs. Rather, Devisch shows, the rites themselves generate forces and meaning, creating and shaping the cosmic, physical, and social world of their participants. In contrast to current theoretical methods such as postmodern or symbolical interpretation, Devisch's praxiological approach is unique in also using phenomenological insights into the intent and results of anthropological fieldwork. This innovative work will have ramifications beyond African studies, reaching into the anthropology of medicine and the body, comparative religious history, and women's studies." GoodReads rating: 4.50 stars. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. New condition. (x), 266pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. KlappentextFor the Yaka of Southwestern Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of reweaving the damaged strands. In Weaving the Threads of Life Rene Devisch offers an extende.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - For the Yaka of Southwestern Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the 'Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of reweaving the damaged strands. In 'Weaving the Threads of Life Rene Devisch offers an extended analysis of the 'Khita cult, which leads to an original account of the workings of ritual healing. Drawing on many years among urban and rural Yaka, Devisch analyzes their understanding of existence as a fabric of firmly but delicately interwoven threads of nature, body, and society. The fertility healing ritual calls forth forces, feelings, and meanings that allow women to rejoin themselves to the complex pattern of social and cosmic life. These elaborate rites--whether simulating mortal agony and rebirth, gestation and delivery, or flowering and decay; using music and dance, steambath or massage, dream messages or scarification--are not based on symbols of traditional beliefs. Rather, Devisch shows, the rites themselves generate forces and meaning, creating and shaping the cosmic, physical, and social world of their participants. In contrast to current theoretical methods such as postmodern or symbolical interpretation, Devisch's praxiological approach is unique in also using phenomenological insights into the intent and results of anthropological fieldwork. This innovative work will have ramifications beyond African studies, reaching into the anthropology of medicine and the body, comparative religious history, and women's studies. …

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