Conflict, Age and Power in North East Africa

Age Systems in Transition

AvSimon Simonse,Eisei Kurimoto

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

Del i serien Eastern African Studies

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Beskrivning

Age-systems as political instruments.Designed to counter-balance the conventional emphasis on religious and ritual functions, this collection of papers re-evaluates the political aspect of age systems in the context of national politics, civil and regional wars.North America: Ohio U Press

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-04-16
Mått:138 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Eastern African Studies
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:James Currey
ISBN:9780852552513

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Militärhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

The volume contributes to our understanding of the formal genius of age systems ... -

Innehållsförteckning

Conflict, age and power in North East African age systems, Simon Simonse and Eisei Kurimoto; resonance of age systems in southeastern Sudan, Eisei Kurimoto; age, conflict and power in the monyomiji age systems, Simon Simonse; "brothers in arms" - military aspects of East African age-class systems in historical perspective, John Lamphear; generational systems on the threshold of the third millennium - an anthropological perspective, Serge Tornay; Gaga systems on the meta-ethical level - Gabbra/Boran/Garre interactions in the Kenyan-Ethiopian borderland, Gunther Schlee; women's age categories in a male-dominated society - the case of the Chamus of Kenya, Kaori Kawai; age systems and modes of predatory expansion, Paul Spencer; peacemakers, prophets, chiefs and warriors - age-set antagonism as a factor of political change among the Kipsigis of Kenya, Toru Komma; Rendille age system as an instrument of clan coherence and subsistence security, Shun Sato; two extinct age systems among the Iteso, Nobuhiro Nagashima.