Buganda was the most prominent of the four traditional Bantu kingdoms of Uganda, which ceased to exist when the country was declared a Republic in 1967. The Kabakaship (kingship), the central institution of Buganda, was saturated with rituals and mythic images. Based on fieldwork and using extensive Luganda-language source material, this book describes and interprets the myths, rituals, shrines, and sacred regalia of the kingship within the changing contexts of the precolonial, colonial, and post-independence eras. ... Read More
Buganda was the most prominent of the four traditional Bantu kingdoms of Uganda, which ceased to exist when the country was declared a Republic in 1967. The Kabakaship (kingship), the central institution of Buganda, was saturated with rituals and mythic images. Based on fieldwork and using extensive Luganda-language source material, this book describes and interprets the myths, rituals, shrines, and sacred regalia of the kingship within the changing contexts of the precolonial, colonial, and post-independence eras. Interpreting the Kabakaship as the symbolic center of the precolonial kingdom, this book examines James G. Frazer's theory of divine kingship, Buganda's creation myth, traditions about the origins of the kingship, regicide, royal ancestor shrines, and theories about the connection between Buganda and Ancient Egypt. Read Less
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780195064360.
Add this copy of Myth, Ritual, and Kingship in Buganda / By Benjamin C. to cart. $151.00, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1991 by New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Physical description: ix, 239 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., maps; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index. Subjects: Ganda (African people) Kings and rulers. Ganda (African people) Rites and ceremonies. Anthropology. Ganda (African people). History. Kings and rulers. Religion. Rites and ceremonies. Social life and customs. Mythology, Ganda. Rites and ceremonies Uganda Buganda Uganda. Buganda (Uganda) Kings and rulers. Kinship History. Uganda. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
Add this copy of Myth, Ritual, and Kingship in Buganda to cart. $173.57, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of Myth, Ritual, and Kingship in Buganda to cart. $231.72, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Oxford University Press.
