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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fathers back to the eponymous lineage ancestor . Not all lineages , however ,
derive their names from such ancestors , and models such as the segmentary
lineage system derived from the Nuer ( Evans - Pritchard 1940 ) , the Tiv (
Bohannan ...
fathers back to the eponymous lineage ancestor . Not all lineages , however ,
derive their names from such ancestors , and models such as the segmentary
lineage system derived from the Nuer ( Evans - Pritchard 1940 ) , the Tiv (
Bohannan ...
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To my knowledge there is today no lineage in Gaar claiming Turkana origin . This
, however , does not mean that Gaar has not incorporated Turkana at any time in
its history . We have to remember that people who are adopted into a lineage ...
To my knowledge there is today no lineage in Gaar claiming Turkana origin . This
, however , does not mean that Gaar has not incorporated Turkana at any time in
its history . We have to remember that people who are adopted into a lineage ...
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For an inter - ethnic clan relationship to come into being between different
peoples of PRS origin , camels need to be involved : only the presence of a
particular lineage of camels will strengthen the memory of the historical facts
necessary to ...
For an inter - ethnic clan relationship to come into being between different
peoples of PRS origin , camels need to be involved : only the presence of a
particular lineage of camels will strengthen the memory of the historical facts
necessary to ...
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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 age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements established ethnic fact father gaal Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety months moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual rules 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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