essay
The Nuer of the Southern Sudan
african political systems • London • Published In 1940 • Pages: 272-296
By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).
Abstract
This article briefly summarizes Nuer culture and emphasizes the political functions of its social systems. Tribal system, lineage system, age-system, and the settling of feuds and disputes are described and analyzed. No new information is presented beyond that to be found in greater detail in 1: Evans-Pritchard, The Nuer.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Social Anthropologist-5
- Analyst
- Louise E. Sweet ; 1957
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1936
- Coverage Place
- Sobat and Jonglei Provinces, Sudan
- Notes
- By E. E. Evans-Pritchard
- LCCN
- 56058065
- LCSH
- Nuer (African people)