Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaManchester University Press for the International African Institute, 1989 - 278 pages Clan 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 54
... rules , rituals , etc. , only allows indirect conclusions about how they came to have their present shapes and distributions - that is , about history . THE CAMEL COMPLEX Huggung ' ki gaal dakhamba a ko kaldach ' - " The custom of ...
... rules , rituals , etc. , only allows indirect conclusions about how they came to have their present shapes and distributions - that is , about history . THE CAMEL COMPLEX Huggung ' ki gaal dakhamba a ko kaldach ' - " The custom of ...
Page 61
... rules concerning camels , other kinds of stock and also humans . These rules sometimes refer to the day of the week , sometimes to the day of the lunar cycle , or to a combination of the two . In the same way that camels cannot be given ...
... rules concerning camels , other kinds of stock and also humans . These rules sometimes refer to the day of the week , sometimes to the day of the lunar cycle , or to a combination of the two . In the same way that camels cannot be given ...
Page 91
... rules applied to camel management , society and ritual linked to it ; ( b ) forms of shared rights in camels ; ( c ) the killer complex and its elaborations ( sarma ) ; and ( d ) the generation - set systems which show , apart from ...
... rules applied to camel management , society and ritual linked to it ; ( b ) forms of shared rights in camels ; ( c ) the killer complex and its elaborations ( sarma ) ; and ( d ) the generation - set systems which show , apart from ...
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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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 |
Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastorialism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
Abudo Afat age set age-set age-set system Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals Ariaal Belesi Boran brand brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter chuf circumcision claim clan relationships culture cycle D'ubsaħai d'ufe dabela Dambal Darood Degodia Diagram duub elders Elémo Ethiopia exogamy faħán father fula gaaf gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Malbe Gabbra Miigo gada system galaan Galbo Garre genealogy girl godaane guyya Guyyo Haberland Harrau Hawiyya hayyu herd inter-ethnic clan Iris isan Isiolo District Islam Jubaland kaan Karrayyu Kenya Lake Turkana lineage Lossa maal married Marsabit Matarbá migration milk moiety Muslim Nebei northern Kenya Odoola origin Oromo phratry qallu Quchabúr raided Rendille Rendille and Gabbra Rendille clan Rendille society Rengumo ritual Saale Sakuye Samburu Sanle Schlee settlement Sharbana she-camel sheikh slaughtered smallstock Somali sorio split subclan tokko traditions tribe Tubcha Turkana Usmalo waan Wajir Walemügge Wario Worr Yiblo