Rituals of Kinship Among the Nyakyusa

Monica Wilson

1. Introduction 2. Burial Rites 3. Farewell to the Dead 4. The Ritual of Puberty and Marriage 5. The Ritual of Birth 6.The Ritual of Abnormal Birth 7. Rituals of Misfortune 8. The Participants 9. The Nyakyusa Conception of Reality 10. The Sociological Analysis of the Rituals of Kinship Select Records: 1. Reports of Particular Funerals 2. Local Variations in the Death Ritual 3. Marriage Negotiations and Gifts 4. Misfortunes Attributed to the Shades 5. Causes of Misfortune 6. Participants in Rituals Illustrated by Genealogies