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Tricksters & Trancers Bushman Religion and Society

ISBN-10: 0253213444

ISBN-13: 9780253213440

Edition: 1999

Authors: Mathias Guenther

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Book details

Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

Preface
Introduction: The Challenge of Bushman Religion
Bushman Society
Values and Individuals
Bushman Religious Belief and Cosmology
The Bushman Trickster
Stories, Storytelling, and Story Gathering: The Case of the Moon and the Hare
Myth and Gender
Initiation Rites
The Trance Curing Dance
Missionaries and Bushmen
Conclusion: Bushman Religion and the Tolerance for Ambiguity
Notes
References Cited
Index