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Casting out Anger - Religion among the Taita of Kenya (Paperback)
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Casting out Anger - Religion among the Taita of Kenya (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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This account of an East African religion as it was during the 1950s
discusses a variety of issues in the study of religion, within the
context of case materials and other field data. The Taita people of
southern Kenya called their religion Butasi after its central act
which combined utterance with spraying-out of liquid from the
mouth. Taking up the central theme of mystical anger, Dr Harris
explores the social and cultural aspects of doctrines and rituals.
She shows that the interpretation and shaping of the experience of
misfortune occurred in religious interaction: between living humans
having mystical attributes, and between them and person-like
mystical agencies. Many of the concepts, practices, themes and
elements discussed have been reported for other African religions,
often with little comment or analysis. Here they are brought
together, explored, and related to one another. The result is a
many-sided, yet integrated picture of a single religion. Presented
in clear and non-technical language, the study serves to illuminate
many religions throughout the world.
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