An edition of African societies
(1974)
African societies
by Lucy Philip Mair
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African societies
Food-gatherers: the Mbuti pygmies
Nomad herdsmen: the Karimojong
Cultivators: the Gwembe Tonga
Agnatic descent: the Tallensi
Matrilineal descent: the Lele
Matrilineal descent: the Plateau Tong
Double unilineal descent: the Yakö
Cognatic descent: the Ndendeuli
An acephalous political system: the Nuer
Law in an age-based political sytem: the Arusha
Kingdoms
Checks and balances: Benin
Stratified polities: Rwanda and Burundi
Old wine in new bottles: Bunyoro and Buganda
Religion and society: the Dinka
Religion and science: the Kalabari
Witchcraft and oracles: the Azande
Witchcraft and morals: the Nyakyusa.
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Bibliography: p. 245-246.
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