Among the Bantu nomads : a record of forty years spent among the Bechuana, a numerous and famous branch of the central south African Bantu : with the first full description of their ancient customs, manners and beliefs

Brown, John Tom (1860-1925). Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald (1881-1955)

Published by London : Seely, Service & Co, 1926

About this Item

Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; include a library bookplate with the inscription ' Lowenac - Camborne'. Physical description; 272 p. : ill., frontis., map. Notes; Index. Contents; Intro. - Tribal name & totem - Totem - People, family life & kinship - Family life - Kinship - Marriage laws & customs - Burial customs - Childhood & adolescence - Religious beliefs - Baimo - Demi-gods - Supreme being - Priestcraft - Religious ceremonies - Sacrifice of atonement - Mythology & folklore - Proverbs - Sketch of history - Bechuana of Northern Area (Bechuanaland Protectorate) - Transvaal Bechuana. Subjects; Brown, John Tom (1860-1925). Missionaries Botswana. Tswana (African people) Social life and customs History 20th century. Tswana (Bantu tribe). South Africa. Tswana. Bantu. Nomads. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 240629

Bibliographic Details

Title: Among the Bantu nomads : a record of forty ...

Publisher: London : Seely, Service & Co

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition.