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LETT, A., - Im Dienste des Evangeliums auf der Westküste von Nias.

Barmen, 1901. 5 pts. in 1. Dec. cloth, 99, [4]; 78, [4]; 92, [4]; 103, [2]; 38, [2]pp., 73 text-ills. of which full-p. (also depicting native dress from Nias), portrs. SUZUKI, p.36; MULLER, 0733. The author was a missionary on Nias, later murdered on Mentawei.. Although title-p. suggests 4 parts, the volume actually contains 5 parts. The 5th part:Fetero is the most important and rarest part. This book is a gold-mine of information on all aspects of the culture of Nias; despite its title it supplies extensive important info. on life-cycle, class-structure, various ceremonies, clothing, housing, religion, economy, the influence of Islam & the controversy with christianity.. (Suzuki, Nias..op.cit.).
EUR 340.00 [Appr.: US$ 364.38 | £UK 290.75 | JP¥ 56703] Book number 3720

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