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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... Oromo peoples , the interlacustrine Bantu and the Nilotes . I am honoured to be associated with this ethnographic voyage of discovery . P. T. W. Baxter University of Manchester March 1989 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A number of colleagues helped ...
... Oromo . The Gabbra Malbe adhere to their traditional beliefs . The Gabbra Miigo refer to themselves as Muslims , at least in their contacts with outsiders . The Sakuye live in two separate clusters , one around Dabel , in the northern ...
... Oromo monolinguals , while others are bilingual , and yet others , who stem from later immigrants , speak only Somali . The population of the Garre in Kenya is 83,083 . They mainly live in the districts of Wajir and Mandera . Many Garre ...
... Oromo expansion , which has to be seen in conjunction with a reorganisation of the gada system ( see below ) , changed the power balance in the area . Some bearers of the PRS culture ( e.g. the Gabbra Miigo ) soon accepted Boran Oromo ...
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Contents
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Chapter 3 The historical frame | 30 |
a comparative approach to history | 54 |
Chapter 5 The interethnic clan clusters | 145 |
Chapter 6 Conclusion | 234 |
Interviews and their locations | 237 |
Notes | 240 |
Bibliography | 266 |
Index | 275 |
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Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 2018 |
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 1989 |