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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I therefore chose the lesser evil and use the same terms in different societies in
different senses . To reduce misunderstandings I start with a short description of
the social structure of each society . RENDILLE CLAN STRUCTURE * Rendille '
in ...
I therefore chose the lesser evil and use the same terms in different societies in
different senses . To reduce misunderstandings I start with a short description of
the social structure of each society . RENDILLE CLAN STRUCTURE * Rendille '
in ...
Page 97
It remains open how far Islam had actually penetrated into Garre , or proto - Garre
, society in this early phase of the ... as we have seen in this chapter , there are
strong elements of non - Islamic ritual life in Garre and Gabbra Miigo societies .
It remains open how far Islam had actually penetrated into Garre , or proto - Garre
, society in this early phase of the ... as we have seen in this chapter , there are
strong elements of non - Islamic ritual life in Garre and Gabbra Miigo societies .
Page 190
The Sabbo84 moiety has one major and three minor qallu , although from 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
...
The Sabbo84 moiety has one major and three minor qallu , although from 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
...
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Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
The settlement order of the Sakuye at the site of the hayyu and jaldab inaugurations | 23 |
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Common terms and phrases
According age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders 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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