Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Language and Orthography xvii
6. Introduction: Rainmaking, Gender Epistemologies, and Explanation 1
7. 1. Ihanzu Everyday Worlds 28
8. 2. The Making and Unmaking of Rains and Reigns 69
9. 3. Gendered Life-Worlds and Transformative Processes 103
10. 4. Annual Rain Rites 123
11. 5. (Wo)men Behaving Badly: Genders within Bodies 139
12. 6. Ancestral Rain Offerings: Genders without Bodies 160
13. 7. Witchcraft, Gender, and Inversion 182
14. Conclusion 198
15. Notes 203
16. References 225
17. Index 249