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Three symbols of passage in Ndembu circumcision ritual : an interpretation / Victor W. Turner

Catalog Data

Author:
Turner, Victor Witter  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1962
Notes:
Examination of the symbolism of the operation and rites of circumcision of the Mukanda as it is performed among the Ndembu of the Mwinilunga District in Zambia.
Topic:
Mukanda (Ritual)  Search this
Ndembu circumcision  Search this
Ndembu men's initiation  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Ndembu oral tradition  Search this
White symbolic color  Search this
Red symbolic color  Search this
Call number:
GN405 .G56 1963
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_685292