Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung WomanThis book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert. Told in her own words--earthy, emotional, vivid--to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisa's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman. |
Contents
| 1 | |
1 Earliest Memories | 41 |
2 Family Life | 59 |
3 Life in the Bush | 73 |
4 Discovering Sex | 95 |
5 Trial Marriages | 115 |
6 Marriage | 133 |
7 Wives and CoWives | 151 |
11 Women and Men | 213 |
12 Taking Lovers | 237 |
13 A Healing Ritual | 259 |
14 Further Losses | 273 |
15 Growing Older | 287 |
Epilogue | 309 |
Notes | 333 |
Glossary | 345 |
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