Bituma : preliminary notes on a healing movement among the Nkoya of Kaoma District and of Lusaka, Zambia
| Title | Bituma : preliminary notes on a healing movement among the Nkoya of Kaoma District and of Lusaka, Zambia |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1972 |
| Authors | W.M.J. van Binsbergen |
| Secondary Title | Conference on the history of Central Africa religon |
| Pagination | 30 - 43 |
| Date Published | 1972/// |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Keywords | Africa, African religions, faith healing, history, Nkoya, Zambia |
| Abstract | At present little is known of the two topics of which this paper is an intersection: the history and social organization of the Nkoya (one of the "subject" tribes of Barotseland, Zambia) and Zambian possession cults, especially in the urban areas. Sections: the Nkoya - history of Bituma in Kaoma District - modern Bituma - Bituma among the Nkoya in Lusaka - conclusions. Bibliogr., map, notes |
| IR handle/ Full text URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1887/8916 |
| Citation Key | 1528 |