| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Series |
Ethnographic survey of Africa ; volume 5 |
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Ethnographic survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; part V |
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Ethnographic survey of Africa (Routledge (Firm)) ; v. 5.
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Ethnographic survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; pt. 5.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; Introduction; I. The Kikuyu; Tribal and Sub-Tribal Groupings and Demography; Nomenclature and location; Demographic data; Neighbouring peoples; Traditions of origin and history; Modern developments; Language; Physical Environment; Main Features of Economy; Agriculture, livestock and diet; Trade; Forms of economic organization; Distribution of labour; Crafts; Arts, music, dances and games; Kikuyu Social and Political Institutions; The mihiriga; The mbari; Settlement pattern and homestead |
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Kikuyu territorial systemKikuyu age-grades or status-grades; The Kikuyu age-sets and the generation-set system; Kinship system; Political organization of the Northern tribes; Law and legal procedure; Inheritance and succession; Kikuyu land tenure; Land tenure among the Northern tribes; Slavery; Main Cultural Features; Physical and mental characteristics; Dress; Life cycle; birth; second birth; initiation; betrothal and marriage; death and burial; Traditional religious beliefs and ritual; Modern religious movements; Kikuyu "guilds"; Magic and sorcery; Myths and cosmology; II. The Kamba |
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Tribal and Sub-tribal GroupingsNomenclature and location; Neighbouring peoples; Demography; Traditions of origin and history; Language; Physical Environment; Main Features of Economy; Agriculture, livestock and diet; Trade; Crafts; Music and dances; Games; Distribution of labour; Social Organization and Political System; Kinship system; Fictional kinship; Clan system; Territorial system; Age-grade system; Legal procedure and local government; Legal code; Land tenure; Inheritance and succession; Main Cultural Features; Dress; Life cycle; birth; initiation; betrothal and marriage |
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Death and burialReligious beliefs and ritual; Ritual uncleanness; Magic and sorcery; Spirit possession; Bibliography; Supplementary Bibliography; Index |
| Related To |
Middleton, John, 1921-2009. Central tribes of the north-eastern Bantu. London, International African Institute, 1965 |
| Notes |
Originally issued under title: Central tribes of the north-eastern Bantu : the Kikuyu, including Embu, Meru, Mbere, Chuka, Mwimbi, Tharaka, and the Kamba of Kenya |
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"First published in 1953. Revised edition published in 1965 by the International African Institute. Reprinted (unrevised) with supplementary bibliography 1972"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (retrieved from Taylor & Francis, May 14, 2020) |
| Subject |
Kikuyu (African people)
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Kamba (African people)
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Ethnology -- Kenya.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Ethnology
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Kamba (African people)
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Kikuyu (African people)
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Kenya
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kershaw, Greet, author.
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Middleton, John, 1921-2009.
Central tribes of the north-eastern Bantu
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Kershaw, Greet.
Central tribes of the north-eastern Bantu
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| ISBN |
9781315313115 |
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1315313111 |
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131531312X |
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9781138232112 |
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1138232114 |
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9781315313122 |
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9781315313139 |
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1315313138 |
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