H E Lambert

Kikuyu

Social and Political Institutions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781138595668
• ISBN-10: 1138595667
• Artikelnr.: 69897513

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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