Nyakyusa and Ngonde : FN17.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2011- |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://ehrafWorldCultures.yale.edu/collection?owc=FN17 |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Kalinga, Owen J. M. Towards a better understanding of socio-economic change in 18th- and 19th-century Ungonde. |
| Included Work | Kenny, Michael G. Culture summary, Nyakyusa and Ngonde. |
| Included Work | McKenny, Michael G. Social structure of the Nyakyusa, a re-evaluation. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Godfrey. Land rights of individuals among the Nyakyusa. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Godfrey. Constitution of Ngonde. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Godfrey. Introduction to Nyakyusa society. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Monica, 1908-1982 Good company, a study of Nyakyusa age-villages. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Monica, 1908-1982 Rituals of kinship among the Nyakyusa. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Monica, 1908-1982 Communal rituals of the Nyakyusa. |
| Included Work | Wilson, Monica, 1908-1982 For men and elders, change in the relations of generations and of men and women among the Nyakyusa-Ngonde people, 1875-1971. |
| Other author/creator | Human Relations Area Files, inc. |
| Series | eHRAF world cultures eHRAF World Cultures. Africa. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Towards a better understanding of socio-economic change in 18th- and 19th-century Ungonde / Owen J. M. Kalinga -- Culture summary, Nyakyusa and Ngonde / Michael G. Kenny -- The social structure of the Nyakyusa, a re-evaluation / Michael G. McKenny -- The land rights of individuals among the Nyakyusa ; The constitution of Ngonde ; An introduction to Nyakyusa society / Godfrey Wilson -- Rituals of kinship among the Nyakyusa / Monica Hunter Wilson -- Good company, a study of Nyakyusa age-villages ; Communal rituals of the Nyakyusa ; For men and elders, change in the relations of generations and of men and women among the Nyakyusa-Ngonde people, 1875-1971 / by Monica Wilson. |
| Scope and content | This collection of 10 documents covers cultural, economic and historical information about the Nyakyusa and Ngonde, circa 1875 to 1983. Most of the documents were written by the husband-wife team of Godfrey and Monica Wilson based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in 1934-1938. The basic introduction to Nyakyusa society and culture is Godfrey Wilson's "An Introduction to Nyakyusa society". Together with the works of Monica Wilson, these provide a comprehensive first-hand account of Nyakyusa culture and society as observed in mid-1930s. Main themes covered in these works include social and economic structure of a Nyakyusa age-village, communal rituals related to burials, marriage, birth, and misfortunes; the relationship of religion to Nyakyusa social structure; changes in generational and gender relations; and traditional land tenure systems. The collection also includes two other documents that focus on the Ngonde. These cover the traditional political structure of Ngonde society and aspects of socioeconomic change since 18th century. Finally, the collection also includes one essay which seeks to re-evaluate some of the key arguments in the earlier work by the Wilsons. The focus is on dynamics of kinship and chieftainship in age-villages, a uniquely Nyakyusa residence pattern in which a cohort of boys establish their own village settlement in previously uninhabited land. |
| General note | This portion of eHRAF world cultures was last updated in 2011 and is a revision and update of the microfiche file, Ngonde. |
| General note | Title from Web page (viewed Nov. 10, 2011). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |