Religion, morality, and the person
Book 1987 Fortes, Meyer & Goody, Jack

TallensiAfrica > Western Africa
This book is concerned with the roles of religion and ritual in shaping the moral life of individuals, domestic groups, lineages and clans among the Tallensi of northern Ghana. The focus is on the meanings and moral implications of Tallensi religious...

The Bedouin of Cyrenaica
Book 1990 Peters, Emrys L. -1987 et al.

Libyan BedouinAfrica > Northern Africa
This is one of the best ethnographies ever written. Peters provides very detailed and insightful accounts of feuding, lineage organization, gift-giving, bridewealth, and patron-client relations among the Bedouin of northern Libya. He critiques conven...