Peoples of Sierra Leone / / Merran McCulloch

• Autore: McCulloch Merran
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 394.909664
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - Sierra Leone
• Soggetto geografico: Sierra Leone Civilization
• Note generali: First published in 1950 by the International African Institute. Reprinted (unrevised) with supplementary bibliography 1964.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: I. Mende and Lokko -- II. Temne, Limba, Susu and Yalunka -- III. Sherbo, Bullom and Krim -- IV. Kono, Vai and Koranko.
• Sommario/riassunto: Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Peoples of Sierra Leone
• ISBN: 1-315-29779-5; 1-315-29781-7; 1-315-29780-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163877703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ethnographic survey of Africa. . -Western Africa ; ; pt. 2.