The Sonjo of Tanganyika

An Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-58965-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Reihe: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century

Originally published in 1963, this was the first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society was studied in detail and its implications explored. The Sonjo, a Bantu-speaking people isolated among cattle pastoralists of what was Northern Tanganyika, are remarkable for their complex irrigation system and political organization. The inter-connections between the irrigation system, the religious cult of a culture hero, and the special features of their social organization are at the core of this analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gray, Robert F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Geographical Setting of Villages 3. Economic Basis of Society 4. The Irrigation System 5. Family and Marriage 6. Age-Grades 7. Religion 8. Political Constitution 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Robert F. Gray