Book
Les Masa du Tchad: Bétail et société
Cambridge University Press ; Maison des sciences de l'homme • Cambridge • Published In 1983 • Pages: 276
By: Dumas-Champion, Françoise.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This major ethnography focuses on the institution of the cattle-tending group, which also serves as the basic sociopolitical unit above the household. While most members of a cattle-tending group belong to one lineage, outsiders can join as long as they follow its norms and regulations. The groups play a role in the main agricultural ceremonies and festivals, marked by dancing and wrestling. Preliminary to the festivals, young men partake in so-called milk cures to gain weight.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Domesticated animals
- Settlement patterns
- Athletic sports
- Status, role, and prestige
- Mode of marriage
- Community structure
- Instigation of war
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Masa
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1973-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mayo-Kebbi Est region, Chad
- NotesAdditional notes
- Françoise Dumas-Champion
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83001926
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Masa (African people)--Social life and customs
- Cattle--Religious aspects
- Cattle--Chad--Folklore