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Culture Summary: Mende

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

By: Aguwa, Jude C. U..

Abstract

This is a culture summary of the Mende. Information is presented on major aspects of Mende culture.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Western 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 Mende; southern and eastern Sierra Leone, also Liberia

Notes

Jude C. Aguwa

This culture summary is based on the article, "Mende" by Jude C. Aguwa, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Supplement, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Ian Skoggard, eds. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. 2002. Teferi Abate Adem wrote the synopsis and indexing notes in May 2008. The demography section was updated with information from the Sierra Leone census in June, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

LCSH

Mende (African people)