{"product_id":"bantu-beliefs-and-magic","title":"Credințe și magie bantu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do people explain sudden illness, uncertain rain, or the sense that the dead remain close?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Bantu Beliefs and Magic, C. W. Hobley examines the religious life and customs of Bantu-speaking peoples in East Africa. His account draws on years among the Kikuyu, the Kamba and their neighbours. It explores how people understand sickness, death and misfortune, and the rituals they use to face them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpirits, magic and family ties run through this study, published in 1922. Birth, naming, adulthood, marriage and death each bring their own customs. Hobley writes as a British colonial administrator, so his account asks for a careful reading: alongside the beliefs he records, you encounter the assumptions of the observer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe dead and the living\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore beliefs in which the spirits of the dead remain near their living kin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions behind misfortune\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Hobley records magic as a way to explain illness and sudden death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLife marked by ritual\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow customs surrounding birth, naming, adulthood, marriage and death in the communities he describes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBelief in daily life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how explanations of rain, sickness and loss connect spiritual beliefs with everyday concerns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn observer under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read with attention to the colonial outlook that shapes Hobley's descriptions and limits his account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of African history, religion and anthropology, and anyone curious about how early observers record local belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore this record of belief with curiosity and a questioning eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534656078172,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02362_en_ebook-front_c16.jpg?v=1792175014","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/ro\/products\/bantu-beliefs-and-magic","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}