The Religious System of the Amazulu by H Callaway (Limited Edition nbr 227/1000

This book is composed of a series of interviews conducted by Callaway with Zulu informants, of which only the answers of the natives to Callaway's questions are usually given. As such, it is made up primarily of prose explanations of concepts and ideas that Callaway, a more or less sympathetic English missionary, found to be of interest. There are no sacred narratives, transcriptions of ceremonies, or anything else of that nature, although the book is still interesting, and in many ways more informative than it might be otherwise. In the book, the Zulu originals are presented in parallel columns alongside the English translations. ...please be aware that this book cuts off in mid-sentence at the end. We have checked a number of copies of this book and the card catalogues for the British Library and the Library of Congress, and this is apparently the way that the book was printed, and not just an error in the copy used for scanning or with this edition. Hardcover. English. Struik. 1970. ISBN: 0. 448 pp with black & white photographs. Good condition in lightly edge worn dw, a good copy. Book No: 2506581