Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaClan relationships exceed the bounds of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuya, & Somali ethnic groups These affiliations are useful for political & herding needs. This book gives cultural & linguistic information on each of the above tribal groups. |
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Page 162
I conclude this part of the chapter with a diagram summarising the migrations of
Odoola and its distribution in the present day ethnic groups (Diagram 17). To tie
this to a rough chronological frame, I assume that the long trek started around ...
I conclude this part of the chapter with a diagram summarising the migrations of
Odoola and its distribution in the present day ethnic groups (Diagram 17). To tie
this to a rough chronological frame, I assume that the long trek started around ...
Page 167
The history of Fur has already been dealt with from the first perspective in chapter
4, with the tale of Haara, the terrible fighter and eater, a man of Fur, who caused
the split between Rendille and Sakuye. The same event is believed to have ...
The history of Fur has already been dealt with from the first perspective in chapter
4, with the tale of Haara, the terrible fighter and eater, a man of Fur, who caused
the split between Rendille and Sakuye. The same event is believed to have ...
Page 226
The implications of both claims have already been briefly mentioned in chapter 3:
the first serves Islamic legitimacy, the second legitimate occupation of a territory.
These two elements have to be reconciled. This is done by maintaining that the ...
The implications of both claims have already been briefly mentioned in chapter 3:
the first serves Islamic legitimacy, the second legitimate occupation of a territory.
These two elements have to be reconciled. This is done by maintaining that the ...
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Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Clan phratry tribe ethnic group as defined by empirical | 8 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
Copyright | |
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According adopted age set age-set Ajuran Alganna ancestors animals asked became become believed belong birth Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle century ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements ethnic fact father gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd historical identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual Saale Sakuye Samburu Schlee seen senior separated settlement shared side similar social society Somali sons sorio split stayed subclan traditions tribe woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Volume 5 of Cultural Politics International African Institute Seminar Studies Issue 5 of International African library, ISSN 0951-1377 |
| Author | Günther Schlee |
| Contributor | International African Institute |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press for the International African Institute, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0719030102, 9780719030109 |
| Length | 278 pages |
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