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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... marked but , nevertheless , their cross - ethnic clan ties form a dense web . The Rendille who live in the southern part of Marsabit District , between Lake Rudolf ( Turkana ) in the west and Marsabit in the east , are mostly camel ...
... marked , they are bridged by a high incidence of bilingualism . A negative aspect of inter - ethnic relationships is that they often consist of intensive mutual raiding and warfare , which , if it occurs between ' pagans ' and Muslims ...
... marked by a unique calendrical system and a related set of rules for the proper treatment of camels . Whatever internal divisions existed between the bearers of the original PRS culture , they did not coincide with the present - day ...
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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 |