Icisungu – Divining Mother Earth in the Bemba Puberty Rite
Bemba culture celebrates two distinct rites for young women. The first rite is celebrated at puberty (icisungu) and the second is celebrated at marriage (imbusa). This article focuses on the first rite called icisungu when the girls reach puberty. The significance of icisungu rite is its centrality...
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Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Journal for the Study of Religion |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/4270 |
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