Description: Marshall leads the reader through the intricacies, ambiguities, and silences of !Kung beliefs. Based on fieldwork among the Bushmen of the Kalahari in the early 1950s, she presents the culture, beliefs, and spirituality of one of the last true hunting-and-gathering peoples by focusing on members of different bands as they reveal their own views.
Review Quotes: Nyae Nyae !Kung [Beliefs and Rites] is a book with an unusual history, written by a very unusual and indeed exceptional author. [It] will be very welcome not only by specialists but also by many lecturers in anthropology and neighbouring subjects. Marshall's vivid account underlines the practical difficulties of doing field research in the Nyae Nyae area half a century ago.-- "Anthropos"