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Rain-Shrines of the Plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia
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Opening ParagraphThis is a preliminary report on the social and political significance of the rainshrines as an integrating force in Tonga society. In a sense it is a misnomer to refer to them as rain-shrines, for they are also appealed to on any occasion of general community disaster, such as epidemics or cattle plagues, but to the Tonga themselves the dominant aspect of the shrines is their efficacy in ensuring the proper rainfall.
Title: Rain-Shrines of the Plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia
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Opening ParagraphThis is a preliminary report on the social and political significance of the rainshrines as an integrating force in Tonga society.
In a sense it is a misnomer to refer to them as rain-shrines, for they are also appealed to on any occasion of general community disaster, such as epidemics or cattle plagues, but to the Tonga themselves the dominant aspect of the shrines is their efficacy in ensuring the proper rainfall.
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