Ancestors in Africa
Selected readings
- Gluckman, M. 1937. Mortuary customs and the belief in survival after death among the South-Eastern Bantu.
- Fortes, M. 1961. Pietas and ancestor worship.
- Fortes, M. 1965. Some reflections on Ancestor Worship in Africa. A summary of this article in French is also avaialble.
- Kopytoff, I. 1971. Ancestors as Elders.
- Calhoun, C.J. 1980. The authority of ancestors: a sociological reconsideration of Fortes's Tallensi in response to Fortes's critics.
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Correspondence from Man
- Kopytoff, I. 1981. The authority of ancestors.
- Calhoun, C.J. 1981. The authority of ancestors.
- Fortes, M. 1981. The authority of ancestors.
- Drucker-Brown, S. 1981. The authority of ancestors.
- Brain, J.L. 1982. The authority of ancestors.
- Ruel, M. 1982. The authority of ancestors.
- Kopytoff, I. 1982. The authority of ancestors.
- Keesing R. 1983. Ancestors, sociology and comparative analysis.
- Calhoun, C. 1983. Ancestors, sociology and comparative analysis.
Calhoun's complete Master thesis is also available
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Mambila case material
- Rehfisch, F. 1969. Death, Dreams and the Ancestors and Mambila Culture.
- Zeitlyn, D. 1991. Mambila avatars and the ancestor cult: Problems of History and Interpretation.
- Fieldnotes and photos
- Background - an Anthropologist at the funeral
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