The Buyeye: A Secret Society of Snake-charmers in Sukumaland, Tanganyika Territory

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1946 English Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal:Africa, volume 16, pages 160-178 (issn: 0001-9720, eissn: 1750-0184,

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Authors: Hans Cory;

doi: 10.2307/1156321

The Buyeye: A Secret Society of Snake-charmers in Sukumaland, Tanganyika Territory

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Opening ParagraphThe object of this paper is to describe the initiation ceremonies into the Buyeye, a society of snake-charmers, the main purpose of which is to give the members a knowledge of all matters concerning snakes, especially the cure of snake-bites. This knowledge enables members to handle snakes with impunity, although they only do so for purposes of propaganda.

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