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Culture Summary: Shilluk

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn. • Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Burton, John W..

Abstract
This is a culture summary of the Shilluk. Information is presented on major aspects of Shilluk culture.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
culture
Shilluk
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
General Shilluk; western bank of the White Nile, central-south Sudan
Notes
John W. Burton and Teferi Abate Adem
This culture summary is based on the article, "Shilluk" by John W. Burton, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 9, Africa and the Middle East, John Middleton, Amal Rassam, Candice Bradley, and Laurel L. Rose, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1995. It was revised by John W. Burton in March 2008. Teferi Abate Adem expanded the sections on socialization, land tenure, social organization, social control, ceremonies, religious practitioners, arts and medicine, in April 2008.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Shilluk (African people)