... marriages. Despite a fair amount of equality between !Kung men and women, there is an interesting phenomenon with regard to marriage. It is known as the marriage-by-capture ceremony: The Ju/'hoansi marriage ceremony involves the mock forcible carrying of a girl from her parent's hut to a specially built marriage hut, and the anointing of bride and groom with special oils and aromatic ... ...
... terrorized animals, whites, and Kikuyus, but also the reportedly gruesome Mau Mau oathing ceremonies in which initiates pledged allegiance to the Mau Mau cause. A Kikuyu schoolmaster gave this account of a ceremony initiating seven members: "We were bound together by goats' small intestines on our shoulders and feet. Then Githinji pricked our right hand middle finger with a needle until it bled ... ...
... - the ancestors. In Zimbabwe, particularly among the Shona people and other closely related subcultures "mudzimu- spirit of a dead family member who at least after a year of death, at the inception ceremony "kurova guva-, is ushered back into the fold of the family to cohabit with kith and kin and provide protection and mediation with the great ancestral lineage retrospectively to great ... ...
... even sharp stones are used to perform this procedure. In villages, instruments used to perform the procedure are usually not sterile. Often many girls are "operated" on during a single ritual ceremony. The practice is generally performed upon girls between the ages of four and twelve. Sierra Loene recounted her traumatic experience at the age of 10: "I was taken to a very dark ... ...
... of medicine wrapped round with thread and held in his mouth). The Yoruba also have discharge ceremonies aimed at preventing recurrence of the illness. There are various versions of the ceremony depending on the babalawo and on the cause of the disorder. However, most ceremonies involve the sacrifice of an animal accompanied by incantations. With the Shona, the nganga discovers the ... ...
... . When they did, they becamr the lords of the land. Because he had taken titles, Ezeudu was to be buried after dark with only a glowing brand to light the sacred ceremony. (TFA,p.107) However, when some of the tribe are arrested by the "white men" later in the novel, no respect is shown for those who have titles: "Some of these ... ...
