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The natives of British Central Africa

Chapter 22: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS MADE USE OF IN THE FOREGOING PAGES
By Alice Werner
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This study surveys the landscapes, climates, and biodiversity of the Lake Nyasa basin and its rivers, then classifies the region's peoples and describes physical characteristics and body modifications. It examines spiritual beliefs and magic—including ancestor veneration, spirit practices, rain-making, charms, and witchcraft—and outlines lifecycles and social customs from childhood and initiation to marriage, household economy, and funeral rites. Industries and crafts such as agriculture, fishing, weaving, ironwork, pottery, and salt-making are detailed, followed by analysis of language structure, songs, riddles, storytelling and folk-tales, and finally clan organisation, leadership, justice, slavery, and migratory traditions.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS MADE USE OF IN THE FOREGOING PAGES

Livingstone, David, Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambezi and its Tributaries, and of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864. London, John Murray, 1865. (Original unabridged edition.)

Rowley, Rev. Henry, Story of the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa. London, 1866.

Macdonald, Rev. Duff, Africana, 2 vols. London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co., 1882.

Johnston, Sir H. H., K.C.B., British Central Africa. London, Methuen, 1897.

Scott, Rev. D. C., Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang’anja Language. Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1892.

Barnes, Rev. H. B. (U.M.C.A.), Nyanja-English Vocabulary. London, S.P.C.K., 1902.

Occasional Papers for Nyasaland (Likoma, 1893), afterwards The Nyasa News (Likoma, 1893-95). This periodical contains a large amount of exceedingly valuable information. Some use has also been made of two other magazines—Life and Work in Central Africa (Blantyre), and The Aurora (Livingstonia Mission, Bandawe).