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CASTING OUT ANGER: RELIGION AMONG THE TAITA OF KENYA By Grace Gredys Harris

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Book Title
Casting out Anger: Religion among the Taita of Kenya (Cambridge
ISBN-10
0521217296
Country/Region of Manufacture
Kenya
ISBN
9780521217293

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521217296
ISBN-13
9780521217293
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1236432

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
205 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Casting Out Anger : Religion Among the Taita of Kenya
Publication Year
1978
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Author
Grace Gredys Harris
Series
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
77-080837
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
Series Number 21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.699697623
Table Of Content
List of plates and figures; Preface; Note on orthography; 1. Introduction; 2. The domain of Taita religion; 3. Ritual and the moral career; 4. The hearts of kin: anger-removal rites; 5. Group welfare and the Great Medicines; 6. Ritual elements and ritual efficacy; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This account of an East African religion as it was during the 1950s discusses a variety of issues in the study of religion, within the context of case materials and other field data. The Taita people of southern Kenya called their religion Butasi after its central act which combined utterance with spraying-out of liquid from the mouth. Taking up the central theme of mystical anger, Dr Harris explores the social and cultural aspects of doctrines and rituals. She shows that the interpretation and shaping of the experience of misfortune occurred in religious interaction: between living humans having mystical attributes, and between them and person-like mystical agencies. Many of the concepts, practices, themes and elements discussed have been reported for other African religions, often with little comment or analysis. Here they are brought together, explored, and related to one another. The result is a many-sided, yet integrated picture of a single religion. Presented in clear and non-technical language, the study serves to illuminate many religions throughout the world., This account of an East African religion as it was during the 1950s discusses a variety of issues in the study of religion, within the context of case materials and other field data. The result is a many-sided, yet integrated picture of a single religion, that among the Taita of Kenya.
LC Classification Number
BL2480.T27 H37

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