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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... mean that it is believed that children begotten by men of such a subclan on wives of other subclans bring misfortune to their half - siblings begotten by the ... means ' side of the neck ' , batarr ' thigh ' , i.e. RENDILLE CLAN STRUCTURE 11.
... means that classificatory MoBrSos marry FaSiDas and MoBrDas their FaSiSos . GABBRA CLAN STRUCTURE The Gabbra consist of five phratries - Gār , Galbo , Sharbana , Odoola and Alganna – which are the political and ritual foci of Gabbra ...
... mean a relationship of a lineage or a subclan on the Rendille side and a lineage on the Gabbra side . These relationships may exist between units of different size , function and taxonomic level . N3 Table Gabbra clan list phatry moicty ...
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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 |