The western Lacustrine Bantu : (Nyoro, Toro, Nyankore, Kiga, Haya, and Zinza, with sections on the Amba and Konjo) / Brian K. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Brian K., author.

Series:

Ethnographic survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; Volume 13.

Ethnographic Survey of Africa. East Central Africa ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Africa, East.

Ethnology.

Bantu-speaking peoples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.

Contents:

The Nyoro

The Toro

The Amba

The Konjo

The Nyankore

The Kiga

The Haya

The Zinza.

Notes:

First published in 1962 by the International African Institute.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-138-23330-7

1-315-30997-1

1-315-30995-5

9781315309972

OCLC:

974667799