| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 140 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Ethnographic survey of Africa ; volume 18 |
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Ethnographic survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; part XVIII |
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Ethnographic survey of Africa (Routledge (Firm)) ; v. 18.
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Ethnographic survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; pt. 18.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps, Tables and Figures; Introduction; Part I: The Chagga of Kilimanjaro ; Introduction; Nomenclature and groupings ; Linguistic data; Local cultural variation; Demography, local settlements and house types; Physical environment ; History; Before the nineteenth century ; The dominance of the eastern chiefdom of Orombo ; The dominance of the southern chiefdoms 1840-1891; Governmental Changes; The period of German of colonial rule 1886-1916 ; The period of British Colonial Rule 1916-1961 |
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Independence: the first twelve yearsEconomy; Food production; Land usage and system of tenure; Cattle and types of property in cattle and other beasts; Changing source of individual wealth, economic stratification; Division of labour; Markets, chiefs and the traditional system of redistribution; Standard measures of exchange; Labour migration; Political Structure and Social Organisation; External relations of the chiefdoms: warfare, alliance and trade; Internal structure of the chiefdom: chiefship and age-grades; Internal structure of the chiefdom: patrilineages ; Marriage rules |
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Kinship termsLaw; Cosmological Ideas, Rituals and the Life Cycle; Life, death, sex and food; Witchcraft, sorcery, poisons and curses; Taboos and ritualised relationship behaviour; Lineage ritual: slaughtering feasts; Rituals and customs of the life cycle: birth and childhood ; Rituals and customs of the life cycle: circumcision and initiation ; Rituals and customs of the life cycle: marriage; Rituals and customs of the life cycle: old age, death and burial; Other Distinctive Cultural Features; Calendar; Arts, crafts, music, dance and oral literature |
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Major Changes since the Beginning of the Colonial PeriodAnnotated Bibliography on the Chagga; Part II: The Meru of Northeastern Tanzania ; Nomenclature and Groupings; History; Demography; Population; Nature of local settlements; House types; Linguistic Data; Vernaculars; Extent of Swahili; Physical Environment; Economy; Means of livelihood; Division of labour; Land usage and system of tenure; Crafts; Trade; Labour migration; Social Organisation and Political Structure; Kinship and social groupings; Alliances: vashili va rika (age-set leaders) ; Slavery; Law; Warfare; Governmental changes |
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ReligionBeliefs; Rituals; Witchcraft-sorcery; Life Cycle; Birth; Initiation; Marriage; Burial rites; Other Distinctive Cultural Features; Art; Music; Dance; Calendar; Material culture; Major Changes since the beginning of the colonial period; Annotated Bibliography on the Meru; Index to Whole Volume |
| Related To |
Moore, Sally Falk, 1924- Chagga and Meru of Tanzania. London : International African Institute, ©1977 0853020515 |
| Notes |
Originally issued: London : International African Institute, [1977]; original title page included |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Electronic version (retrieved from Taylor & Francis, 2020-05-08) |
| Subject |
Chaga (African people)
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Meru (African people)
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Ethnology -- Tanzania.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Chaga (African people)
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Ethnology
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Meru (African people)
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Tanzania
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Puritt, Paul, author.
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| ISBN |
9781315309484 |
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1315309483 |
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9781315309477 |
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1315309475 |
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9781315309460 |
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1315309467 |
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9781315309491 |
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1315309491 |
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