Choice and constraint in a swahili community: property, hierarchy and cognatic descent on the east african coast
Auteur :
Caplan, Ann Patricia
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138493322
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2020
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
294 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Originally published in 1975, this book examines property and power relations in a Swahili village on Mafia Island off Tanzania. It focuses on the cognatic descent groups which are important in many areas of village life such as land-holding, marriage, residence, Islamic activities and spirit possession cults.