Gladwyn Murray Childs

Umbundu Kinship and Character (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351022736
• Artikelnr.: 54120762

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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