Umbundu Kinship and Character

AvGladwyn Murray Childs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Originally published in 1949, this book discusses Umbundu social structure and education, with particular reference to how both of these adapted as Angola's contact with Western influences increased in the first half of the twentieth century. Using materials gathered in the field, this volume charts the rapid pace of change which caused social disintegration among the Ovimumbundu, a significant Bantu-speaking group in the Benguela Highland of Angola. Differing approaches to education including assimiliation and adaptation are examined and their merits discussed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-08-22
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138495975

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Gladwyn Murray Childs was an American minister, missionary and anthropologist. After retirement, he worked for the World Council of Churches in Lisbon, but sought to return to Angola to work on a prehistoric project. Childs also worked with his uncle, Merlin Ennis, a researcher of folk tales, on Umbundu folktales.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. 1. Habitat Part 1: Social Structure 2. Political and Social Life 3. Kinship 4. Significance of the Social Structure Part 2: Individual Development and Education 5. The Umbundu Baby 6. Childhood 7. Adolescence 8. Analysis of Umbundu Development 9. Educational Evaluations 10. Particular Fields of Education 11. Education and Life 12. Historical