Youth and experiences of ageing among Maa : models of society evoked by the Maasai, Samburu, and Chamus of Kenya /

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Here it is argued that understanding another culture can only be approached through models derived from representations conveyed by members of that culture. The anthropologist may then elaborate these images through the choice of analytical parallels, even extending to other disciplines and personal...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spencer, Paul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warsaw [Poland] ; Berlin [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.
Temas:
Maasai (African people)
Youth > Africa.
Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique)
Jeunesse > Afrique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Youth
Jugend
Altern
Massai
Il-Tiamus
Sozialanthropologie
Samburu
Sozialstruktur
Anthropology.
Maasai (African people) > Kenya.
Population aging > Social aspects > Kenya.
Youth > Social aspects > Kenya.
Africa
anthropology, sociology, political science, gender studies, history, development studies, Africa, Maasai.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Reminiscence and the Manipulation of Experience
  • The Natural Substructure of Age-set Systems and the Social Construction of Ageing among Maasai
  • Stratification and Social Mobility: Patterns of Inequality among Maasai and Hindus
  • Anger, Comradeship and Age-set Exogamy among Maasai: an Elaboration of Alliance Theory
  • Arenas of Dance among Samburu
  • Anxiety and the Interpretation of Ritual among Samburu
  • The Transfiguration of Samburu Religion
  • The Evolution of Indigenous Knowledge among Chamus
  • or Global Diffusion?
  • Maa Democracy, Development and Alternative Realities: an Open Letter
  • References
  • List of Maps
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Charts
  • List of Plates
  • Subject Index
  • Name Index.

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