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Chapter seven: village rituals |
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aims and structures of village rituals; sacrifice |
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We have already seen that Nzemi village rituals are closely connected with the agricultural calendar, but for the sake of completeness it is necessary to consider them briefly in their relation to the village community. The standard pattern of Nzemi village ritual is the sacrifice of an animal, ranging from a small chick to a large bull, by the village priest or priests [1 [Record T86875] |
