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Rainmaking rituals: A comprehensive study of two Kenyan societies

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dc.contributor.author Akong'a, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned 2021-01-11T06:08:35Z
dc.date.available 2021-01-11T06:08:35Z
dc.date.issued 1987
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3815
dc.description.abstract A comparative examination of the public rainmaking rituals in Kitui District and the secret rainmaking rituals in Bunyore location of Kakamega District, both in Kenya, reveals that public rituals are more susceptible to rapid social change than those of secret. Secondly. although rainmaking rituals are a response to scarcity or unreliability that are rain- fall. such rituals can be found even in the areas of adequate rainfall either because the people once lived in an area of rainfall scarcity or the rainmakers are strangers who came from such areas. Thirdly, the efficacy of rainmaking rituals is based on faith, and due to the involvement of the supernatural, they have socio-psychological implications on the participants. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship ; en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Kyoto University en_US
dc.subject Rainmaking en_US
dc.subject Processions en_US
dc.subject Magic en_US
dc.subject Prophesy en_US
dc.subject Occult en_US
dc.title Rainmaking rituals: A comprehensive study of two Kenyan societies en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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