Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire: Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

by Carol Ann Muller

Book Overview

With close to one million members, the Church of the Nazarites (ibandla lamaNazaretha) is one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa. Founded in 1910 by Isaiah Shembe, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226548201
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"