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Autore |
Spencer Paul <1932-> |
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Titolo |
The Maasai of Matapato : a study of rituals of rebellion / / Paul Spencer ; [with a new preface by Paul Spencer] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-37166-7 |
1-138-14683-8 |
1-134-37167-5 |
1-280-07546-5 |
0-203-58340-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge classic ethnographies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Maasai (African people) - Social life and customs |
Maasai (African people) - Rites and ceremonies |
Age groups - Kenya - Matapatu |
Matapatu (Kenya) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 1988 by Manchester University Press"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps and figures; Preface to new edition; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on Maasai terms; Introduction; The Pastoral Enterprise; Investment in Marriage; The Uncertain Gift of Life; The Maternal Bond and the Paternal Yoke in Childhood; Induction into the Age System; The Upsurge of Ritual Rebellion; The Manyata as a Republic; Anger, Constraint and the Ideology of Moranhood; Eunoto; The Transition to Elderhood and Relations through Women; The Women's Collective Response; Elderhood and the Paternal Yoke; The Meat Feast |
Conclusion: Rituals of Rebellion and the Trusteeship of Maasai CultureReferences; Subject index; Maasai index; Author index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study is the first to relate the dynamics of the Maasai age organization to tensions within the family. |
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