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On the irrelevance of the segmentary lineage model in the Moroccan Rif
American anthropologist • 91 (2) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 386-400
By: Munson, Henry.
Abstract
This article argues against David Hart's use of the segmentary lineage model for understanding the social structure of pre-colonial Rif society. It shows that David Hart overlooked the fact that violence in Moroccan Rif typically involved brothers and the sons of brothers in competition for inherited land, which was a commodity controlled by individuals, not lineages. It argues that what Hart depicted as a segmentary lineage system was actually a network of factions that cut across genealogical lines. Moreover, the political impact of the Moroccan state on the pre-colonial Rif was far more important than Hart suggested.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field Date
- 1976-1987
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1989
- Coverage Place
- Rif, Morocco
- Notes
- Henry Munson, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-400)
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Rif (Morocco)