Baganda - An Account of Their Native Customs and Beliefs

Klappentext An important work of 1911 on an African tribe about to be transformed by westernisation in the early twentieth century. Zusammenfassung First published in 1911! this account of the Baganda tribe of Uganda by missionary John Roscoe remains an important anthropological work. Speaking their language and with influential native friends! he was able to collect information on their culture before it was transformed by colonial rule and conversion to Christianity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. General survey of the country, life and customs; 2. Birth, infancy and puberty; 3. Marriage; 4. Sickness, death, and burial; 5. Relationships; 6. The clans and their tomes; 7. The king; 8. Government; 9. Religion; 10. Warfare; 11. Industries; 12. The keeping of cows and other domestic animals; 13. Agriculture and food; 14. Hunting; 15. Markets and currency; 16. Wells; 17. Folklore; Anthropometric tables; Explanatory notes to plans; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Roscoe, Roscoe John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031394
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03139-4
• No. of pages: 594
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Uganda, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Indigenous Peoples, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies