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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Though it is small, Rendille society shows clear tendencies towards fission.
Violence is the domain of warriors: elders are believed to inflict damage through
their curse. Many instances of misfortune – and misfortune is recurrent in the
harsh ...
Though it is small, Rendille society shows clear tendencies towards fission.
Violence is the domain of warriors: elders are believed to inflict damage through
their curse. Many instances of misfortune – and misfortune is recurrent in the
harsh ...
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the general Oromo pattern, in which there is only one qallu for the whole society,
one would have expected Sabbo to have no qallu at all, because there is a more
senior qallu, the one of Oditu, who belongs to the other moiety, Gona.
the general Oromo pattern, in which there is only one qallu for the whole society,
one would have expected Sabbo to have no qallu at all, because there is a more
senior qallu, the one of Oditu, who belongs to the other moiety, Gona.
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BIBLE SOCIETY OF KENYA (1978) Wold'aqisa Haraa (New Testament in Borana
). United Bible Societies Code Number 2633m. BOHANNAN, L. and P. (1953)
The Tiv of Central Nigeria. (Reprinted 1962) London: International African
Institute.
BIBLE SOCIETY OF KENYA (1978) Wold'aqisa Haraa (New Testament in Borana
). United Bible Societies Code Number 2633m. BOHANNAN, L. and P. (1953)
The Tiv of Central Nigeria. (Reprinted 1962) London: International African
Institute.
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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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