article
Shilluk notes
Sudan notes and records • 9 • Published In 1926 • Pages: 57-68
By: Oyler, D. S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, written by a missionary, describes some Shilluk customs and beliefs. It deals with their attitudes toward storms and lightning and the behavior and rituals connected with these natural phenomena. Initiation of young boys and girls and the privileges connected with adolescence are also discussed. Begging customs including stereotyped begging expeditions as well as assistance given to the needy are described.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Shilluk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Betty Potash ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1918
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sudan
- NotesAdditional notes
- By the Rev. D. S. Oyler
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- unk83015138
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shilluk (African people)