Bantu Beliefs and Magic by Hobley, C.W - 1938-01-01

Paperback / softback. New.

together with some reflections on East Africa after the war. A new impression of the second edition. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1967 8vo. iv,374pp. 12 plates, index, dw. The Cass impression of the second edition of 1938. Dust-wrapper chipped, a very nice copy in the publisher's red cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]

Hardback. New. First published in 1922, the author of this book was for many years a Provincial Commissioner of what was then the Kenya Colony whose main objects were to place on record the results of investigations made among the native tribes in British East Africa, particularly among the Kikuyu and Kamba people, and to endeavour from a study of their ceremonial with regard to sacrifice and taboo, to obtain a better insight into the principles which underlie the outward forms and ceremonies of their ritual. Together with natural religion and magic, the author discusses a variety of social activities influenced by religious beliefs, such as the organisation of councils, ceremonial oaths, war and peace, dances, legends, and the position of women in tribal society. The functions of some of the practices are self-evident or can be explained within the limits of psychological or anthropological terms, whilst others remain unexplained and seem inexplicable, even futile. The author's careful… Read More

With an Introduction by Sir James G. Fraser. London: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1922 8vo. ii,312pp. frontispiece and 10 plates, glossary, index. The Winterton copy with his bookplate, a very nice copy in the publisher's green cloth of the First Edition. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1922. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo, green cloth, 11+ sepia-toned photographic illustrations, 312 pages. Scarce and important study. Introduction by Sir James Frazier, famous and highly respected author of The Golden Bough. Light green cloth boards (rubbed; a few light spots; corners bumped), pages with deckle edges (some unopened; a few opened roughly). Spine gilt lettering very good.

1922. London, H. F. G. Witherby, 1922. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece with guard, 312 pages. 11 plates. Hardcover [publisher's original green cloth] with gilt lettering and blind stamp on spine. Blind ruling to front board. Deckled fore and tail-edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. This being the copy of Charles Marsh Beadnell, with his name on the front endpaper. Includes, for example, the following: Natural Religion - Spirit Beliefs - Sacrifice - Circumcision Ceremonial - Death and Burial Ceremonial - Superstitions Regarding Children and Women / Magic - The Evil Eye - Kikuyu Magic and Magicians / Miscellaneous - The Constitution and Working of Councils - War and Peace - Miscellaneous Customs and Beliefs - Legends - Dances - Women as Factor in Tribal Organisation - East Africa After the War etc. Introduction by Sir James Frazier (1854-1941), a noted Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist, influential in the early stages of the… Read More