The Dobe Ju/'hoansi, Volume 10This classic, bestselling study of the Kung San, foragers of the Dobe area of the Kalahari Desert describes a people's reactions to the forces of modernization, detailing relatively recent changes to Kung rituals, beliefs, social structure, marriage and kinship system. It documents their determination to take hold of their own destiny-despite exploitation of their habitat and relentless development-to assert their political rights and revitalize their communities. Use of the name Ju/'hoansi (meaning "real people") acknowledges their new sense of empowerment. |
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Page 85
... healers ( see Chapter 8 ) , and 5 of the 7 have reputations as being among the strongest and most effective healers in the Dobe area . The ability to heal is shared by about 45 percent of all Ju men . Therefore , if the ability to heal ...
... healers ( see Chapter 8 ) , and 5 of the 7 have reputations as being among the strongest and most effective healers in the Dobe area . The ability to heal is shared by about 45 percent of all Ju men . Therefore , if the ability to heal ...
Page 116
... healers , like our own , have a high success rate . The healing dances at which these performances take place are ... healer will enter a trance . However , the men insist that it is the women who are crucial to the success of the dance ...
... healers , like our own , have a high success rate . The healing dances at which these performances take place are ... healer will enter a trance . However , the men insist that it is the women who are crucial to the success of the dance ...
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... healers . / Twan ! a was one of the first paid healers . She has received goats , blankets , clothing , and money for her healing work with the Blacks . Other Ju healers have followed suit , even traveling to commercial farming areas in ...
... healers . / Twan ! a was one of the first paid healers . She has received goats , blankets , clothing , and money for her healing work with the Blacks . Other Ju healers have followed suit , even traveling to commercial farming areas in ...
Contents
The Juhoansi | 1 |
The People of the Dobe Area | 8 |
Environment and Settlement | 23 |
Copyright | |
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