Maasai of Matapato - A Study of Rituals of Rebellion

Informationen zum Autor Paul Spencer (Author) Zusammenfassung This study pioneered the relation of the dynamics of the Maasai age organization to tensions within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a man's career, opposed ritually and reflecting a fundamental ambivalence in Maasai thought. This analysis is illustrated with case material from the Matapato: a typical Maasai group. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps and figures, Preface to new edition, Preface and acknowledgements, Note on Maasai terms, Introduction, 1. The Pastoral Enterprise, 2. Investment in Marriage, 3. The Uncertain Gift of Life, 4. The Maternal Bond and the Paternal Yoke in Childhood, 5. Induction into the Age System, 6. The Upsurge of Ritual Rebellion, 7. The Manyata as a Republic, 8. Anger, Constraint and the Ideology of Moranhood, 9. Eunoto, 10. The Transition to Elderhood and Relations through Women, 11. The Women's Collective Response, 12. Age Bonds and Ritual Power in Elderhood, 13. Elderhood and the Paternal Yoke, 14. The Meat Feast, 15. Conclusion: Rituals of Rebellion and the Trusteeship of Maasai Culture, References, Subject index, Maasai index, Author index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Spencer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138146839
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14683-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Cultural Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social groups, Social groups, communities and identities