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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... lineage system . Such systems necessarily comprise hierarchical taxonomies . A tribe is subdivided into major lineages , then into minor and finally into minimal lineages , or into phratries , clans , subclans , lineages and so on . The ...
... lineages in their order of seniority | Moiety : Belesi Baħai 1 D'UBSAHAI = D'ISBAHAI Wambíle ( Farre ) Gaalimogle Wambile Timado Orguba Dabalén Bulyárre Bulyar Baayo Deere Garab Gudére Gudére Eisimdeele Eisimchudugle Sanchir Nolaso ...
... lineage and age - set structures with hayyu , jallaba and qallu . The hayyu , of whom there are two per phratry ( i.e. one per moiety ) and initiated elders ' age set , hold a good share of the jural and political authority in this ...
... lineage . The lineage is similar in many aspects to the Rendille subclan . It would sound odd , however , to call it a subclan because of its small scale and because I have not yet found a clan of which it could be a subunit . Analogous ...
... lineages give sheep while noneebiftu give goats . As well as being the bearer of powers such as cursing and blessing or the holder of heritable offices , the lineage also tends to be the largest exogamous group , although in many cases ...
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 |