TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis, I. M.
PY  - 1961
DA  - 1961//
TI  - A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the northern Somali of the Horn of Africa
PB  - Published for the International African Institute by Oxford University Press
CY  - London
KW  - Somalis
KW  - Somali
AB  - This book is a descriptive analysis of the socio-political structure of the Somali. The bulk of the material is drawn from the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. There pastoralism is of greater importance than to  the south where grain cultivation is also practiced. Political life is to a high degree determined by lineage and clan adherence as well as loyalty to the DIA-paying lineage contract group. Political parties, though based upon such grouping, tend now, however, to emphasize national unity. Negation of lineage-and clan affiliation for the sake of a higher unit had been the ideal, though not operating in practice, of the religious Muslim Orders (TAARIQUA). In this case, Muslim brotherhood represented the higher unit. The book concentrates on the developments since the 1930's, but gives due consideration to earlier conditions.
UR  - https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=mo04-018
LA  - English
N1  - by I. M. Lewis
ID  - mo04-018
Y1  - 2022-06-29
ER  -