Bush Burnt, the Stones Remain
Subtitle: Female Initiation Rites in Urban Zambia (African Studies Centre/Leiden)
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: February 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9783825856113
Subjects: African studies; Christian rites & ceremonies; Customs; Women's studies; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Zambia; Anthropology - General; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Description: "Female initiation rites appear to be at odds with westernized urban society in present-day Zambia. This book offers an interpretation of the relevance of female initiation rites in an urban setting among today's 'modern' Christian women."--BOOK JACKET.