American AnthropologistVolume 56, Issue 2 p. 228-241 Free Access Nyakyusa Ritual and Symbolism MONICA WILSON, MONICA WILSON School of African Studies, University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this author MONICA WILSON, MONICA WILSON School of African Studies, University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1954 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1954.56.2.02a00060Citations: 37AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Cited Homans, G. 1941 Anxiety and ritual: the theories of Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown. American Anthropologist 43, No. 5: 164– 72. Menasha. MacNeice, Louis 1949 Collected poems 1925–1948. London, Faber & Faber. Otto, R. 1926 The idea of the holy. London, Oxford University Press. Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. 1952 Structure and function in primitive society. London, Cohen & West. Van Gennep, A. 1909 Les rites de passage. Paris, E. Nourry. Wilson, G. 1939 Nyakyusa conventions of burial. Bantu Studies 13: 1– 31. Johannesburg, South Africa. Wilson, M. 1951 Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age-villages. London, Oxford University Press. Citing Literature Volume56, Issue2April 1954Pages 228-241 ReferencesRelatedInformation