Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern KenyaRoutledge, 2018 M09 3 - 290 pages Originally published in 1989, this book examines how the inter-ethnic relationships of the clans of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuye and some Somalis of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia came about. It also examines the uses to which these inter-ethnic relationships are put: for example in managing herds. Oral history is combined with cultural comparison and the analysis of social structure. Blending synchronic and diachronic perspectives, the book synthesises historical ethnology in the Continental tradition with social anthropology. Historically it overturns some established ideas about how the Horn of Africa was settled. Anthropologically it shows how relations may exceed the bounds of the ethnic group as the conventional unit of study. |
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... tribe, ethnic group as defined by empirical findings 3 The historical frame 4 Elements of a proto-culture: a comparative approach to history 5 The inter-ethnic clan clusters 6 Conclusion Appendix: Interviews and their locations Notes ...
... tribal designations have come to seem fuzzier and fuzzier we have all become increasingly interested in the interactions of culture and ethnicity. Some have looked to broader categories such as emergent classes, elites and new social ...
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Contents
Clan phratry tribe ethnic group as defined by empirical | |
The historical frame | |
a comparative approach | |
The interethnic clan clusters | |
Conclusion | |
Other editions - View all
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 1989 |
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 2018 |