02771cam a22003253u 4500 77152 UtSlPG 20260610134804.0 m cr n 260607r20251922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG de iso639-1 DT Kotz, Ernst, 1887-1944 Im Banne der Furcht Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-10-30 Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Im Banne der Furcht" by Ernst Kotz is an ethnographic monograph written in the early 20th century. It examines the customs, beliefs, and daily life of the Wapare (Pare) people of East Africa from a missionary-ethnologist’s vantage point, with particular attention to religion, language, law, and rites of passage. The book blends close field observation with a critical view of fear, magic, and healing as forces structuring community life. The opening of the work presents a laudatory foreword that defends collaboration between mission and ethnography and frames the study as scientifically valuable and candid about intimate customs. A detailed contents list signals wide scope, from “Negro psychology and language” to birth, initiation, law, economy, cult, superstition, illness, and mission. The first chapter urges empathetic engagement and mastery of local languages, illustrating the tonal complexity of Chasu and the pitfalls of colonial miscommunication. Subsequent sections depict pregnancy and birth rites, the roles of healer (mganga) versus sorcerer (msavi), and coercive midwifery practices, while condemning fear-driven infanticide when taboos are breached. Early childhood customs for girls follow—naming, tooth rituals and their dangers, protective amulets, and early female circumcision. The narrative then outlines the first and second women’s festivals: seclusion of the “house virgin,” drumming, erotic night dances, strict sanctions for transgression, and the start of her public “bringing out” marked by communal brewing, songs, and ritual weeping. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Hamburg: Advent-Verlag, 1922 Asu (African people) -- Religion Asu (African people) -- Social life and customs Tanzania -- Social life and customs https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77152 117874 117874