The Realm of a Rain Queen: A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

by E Jensen Krige, J D Krige, J. D. Krige

Book Overview

Originally published in 1943 this book discusses the life and culture of the Lovedu, a Bantu tribe in South Africa. As well as discussing the Rain-Queen, much of the book is devoted to the royal institutions; the network of links woven by kinship, marriage and marriage cattle, the legal procedure of compromise and appeasement and various aspects of magic, witchcraft and religion. Considered as a whole, the culture emerges as a structure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138589780
• ISBN13: 9781138589780
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"