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The Maasai of Matapato : a study of rituals of rebellion
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The Maasai of Matapato : a study of rituals of rebellion

Author: Paul Spencer
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series: Routledge classic ethnographies.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"First published in 1988, The Maasai of Matapato has become a classic of ethnography. This detailed study of the Maasai of the Matapato region of Kenya builds up a full and engaging picture of the rituals and ideals of life amongst the Maasai. It deals with the cultural phenomenon of age organization, and looks particularly at three central questions: how men and women are controlled by age organization for the  Read more...
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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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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  Read more...

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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 Read more...

 
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