The Realm of a Rain Queen

A Study of the Pattern of Lovedu Society

E. Jensen Krige, J. D. Krige

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Routledge
29 April 2020

Anthropology

Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century

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 supporting and in turns supported by the Rain-Queen.

By: E. Jensen Krige, J. D. Krige
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781138589780
ISBN 10: 1138589780
Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 29 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Pageants of the Past 2. A Picture of Everyday Things 3. Bases of Subsistence 4. Co-operation and Exchange 5. Family Ties 6. Some Social Groupings 7. Early Training 8. Fertility and the Drum Cult 9. Marriage and the Social Structure 10. Cogs in the Political Machinery 11. The Genius of Juridical Adjustments 12. The Pursuit of Health 13. The Role of the Ancestors 14. Witchcraft and Sorcery 15. The Rain Cult 16. Tribal Traits and Attitudes 17. Culture Contact and Culture Change

Eileen Jensen Krige (1905–1995) was a prominent South African social anthropologist noted for her research on Zulu and Lovedu cultures. Together with Hilda Kuper and Monica Wilson, she produced substantial works on the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa. Apart from her research she is considered to be one of the 'pioneering mothers' of the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, where she taught from 1948 until retirement in 1970.