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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... called “ Galla ' are more ' Somali ' than anything else . 10 In spite of marked cultural differences which pervade almost all levels of culture and spheres of life ( language , religion , political affiliation and organisation , habits ...
... called by their neighbours . A tenth clan is the Odoola ( of Rendille ) whose special position is described below . ' Rendille ' as a speech community further comprises about 9500 Ariaal : five clans with Samburu names , four of which ...
... called his co - elders of Rengumo to the naabo , the assembly place , and declared that he had given his daughter in marriage to his rescuer and asked them to give the couple their blessing . Since the patrilineal terminology is kept ...
... called the bearers of middlerange political authority . ' Age - set speakers ' would be an acceptable translation . The qallu , third in order of conspicuousness and first in order of importance , possess an innate power which is ...
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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 |