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| Title: | The mhondoro spirits of supratribal significance in the culture of the Shona |
| Author: | Auret, Diana |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Periodical: | African Studies |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 173-187 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Zimbabwe |
| Subjects: | animism Shona Religion and Witchcraft Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
| External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188208707585 |
| Abstract: | Purpose is to correlate the somewhat divergent and often contradictory data presented by the various authors, to determine whether in fact there does exist a specific category of mhondoro, 'tribal spirits' who have supernatural significance, and to indicate the significance of these spirits for Shona religion in particular and for Shona culture in general. Sections: 1) Identity (particular spirits - mhondoro of the skies - snake spirits - diverse categories distinguished - main categories of mhondoro). 2) Ritual (ritual for mhondoro spirits in general - ritual for supratribal mhondoro in particular). 3) Supratribal mhondoro in the total religious system. 4) General cultural significance. Fig., ref. |
