Kikuyu - Social and Political Institutions

Informationen zum Autor Harold E. Lambert OBE (1893-1967) was a British linguist and anthropologist in Kenya. He remained very active as a Swahili language scholar until his death in Nairobi, 1967 Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1956, the main emphasis of the book is on the complex age-set organization which constitutes the framework within which the life of every Kikuyu is regulated from infancy to old age. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Tribes of the Unit 2. General Terms Denoting Age 3. The Regimental System (Kikuyu, Embu, Meru) 4. Pre-Initiation Age-Sets 5. The Generation 6. Rituals of the Age Organization 7. Social Functions of the Age Organization 8. Military Functions of the Age Organization 9. Political functions of the Age Organization

Product details

• Authors: H. E. Lambert, Lambert H. E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138595538
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59553-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Kenya, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies