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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Spencer |
| ISBN: | 0415317231 9780415317238 |
| OCLC Number: | 52251437 |
| Notes: | "First published 1988 by Manchester University Press"--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | xxi, 296 p. : ill., 1 map ; 24 cm. |
| Series Title: | Routledge classic ethnographies. |
| Responsibility: | Paul Spencer ; [with a new preface by Paul Spencer]. |
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Abstract:
This study pioneered the relation of the dynamics of the Maasai age organization to tensions within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a man's career, opposed ritually and reflecting a fundamental ambivalence in Maasai thought. This analysis is illustrated with case material from the Matapato: a typical Maasai group.
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"A welcome and timely account."<br>-American Anthropologist <br>"A significant advance in the anthropological understanding of the Maasai."<br>-American Ethnologist <br>"A rich and comprehensive account."<br>-Times Literary Supplement <br>"A tour de force, well written, elegantly argued."<br>-JARI <br> Read more...
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Related Subjects:(15)
- Maasai (African people) -- Social life and customs.
- Maasai (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
- Age groups -- Kenya -- Matapatu.
- Matapatu (Kenya) -- Social life and customs.
- Masai (African people) -- Social life and customs.
- Masai (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
- Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique) -- Mœurs et coutumes.
- Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique) -- Rites et cérémonies.
- Groupes d'âge -- Kenya -- Matapatu.
- Matapatu (Kenya) -- Mœurs et coutumes.
- Masai.
- Altersklasse.
- Sozialordnung.
- Massai.
- Matapatu.
