Feathers, horns and guardians : a study of social transition in an African community

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Feathers, horns and guardians : a study of social transition in an African community

Shin-ichiro Ishida

Kyoto University Press , Trans Pacific Press, 2024

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-228) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Table of Contents

  • 1 A farming community:Circuit cultivation in transition
  • 2 The field is theirs:K^ur^umithua ndewa,age‐class formation and the persistence of local memory
  • 3 Man who never dies:Clan revival for new generations
  • 4 The Athimba:Fifteen years of clan making in a local context
  • 5 Clanship and ^ichiaro:The individual,the depersonalised and the indeterminate
  • 6 Feathers and guardians:The perpetuation of shared personhood
  • 7 Transcending inner conflicts:Election day for the Athimba clan
  • Appendix1 Homicide compensation in Kenya
  • Appendix2 A witchcraft accusation in M^uringene in September 2005

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  • NCID
    BD06495069
  • ISBN
    • 9784814005345
  • Country Code
    ja
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Kyoto,Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 232 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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