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 167
Like many clan origin myths, the story of Ali Afat combines different kinds of
reality: social reality – it makes claims of seniority; ritual reality – it links sacrificial
sites of the muuda journey (chapter 4) to the origin tale; and historical reality,
which is ...
Like many clan origin myths, the story of Ali Afat combines different kinds of
reality: social reality – it makes claims of seniority; ritual reality – it links sacrificial
sites of the muuda journey (chapter 4) to the origin tale; and historical reality,
which is ...
Page 170
Both points are illustrated in this vivid scene of people coming from all directions
and asking each other about their origins. To my knowledge there is today no
lineage in Gaar claiming Turkana origin. This, however, does not mean that Gaar
...
Both points are illustrated in this vivid scene of people coming from all directions
and asking each other about their origins. To my knowledge there is today no
lineage in Gaar claiming Turkana origin. This, however, does not mean that Gaar
...
Page 171
If we re-examine this origin tale of Gär against the background of what we have
heard about the camel complex (chapter 4) we shall, however, notice soon that it
is also a story about camels. It mentions Míngeda as the origin of the camels and
...
If we re-examine this origin tale of Gär against the background of what we have
heard about the camel complex (chapter 4) we shall, however, notice soon that it
is also a story about camels. It mentions Míngeda as the origin of the camels and
...
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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 |
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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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