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Luo tribes and clans

Rhodes-Livingstone journal (7) • Published In 1949 • Pages: 24-40

By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).

Abstract
This article deals with the tribal and kinship structure of the Luo people, and the importance of kin relationships in political, social and economic matters. The author observes that the Luo lineage system has many features in common with the Nuer and other Nilotic groups.
Subjects
Kin relationships
Tribe and nation
Territorial hierarchy
Regulation of marriage
Offenses against life
Settlement patterns
Cultural participation
Community structure
Status, role, and prestige
Lineages
Sacred objects and places
Traditional history
Real property
culture
Luo
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Field Date
1936
Coverage Date
1936-1949
Coverage Place
Luoland, Kenya
Notes
by E. E. Evans-Pritchard
All references to the clan in this and other sources on the Luo have been marked for 614 (Sib).
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
53033358
LCSH
Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)