Book
An African people in the twentieth century
Routledge & Sons • London • Published In 1934 • Pages:
By: Mair, Lucy Philip.
Abstract
The Ganda are a Christianized African people living on the northern and western shores of Lake Victoria. This book, a doctoral thesis at the University of London, is the result of an intensive field study. Its objective is to describe native life as European influences modified it, and to estimate the degree of success or failure with which the newly introduced elements were assimilated and the reasons for this success or failure. In this respect, British colonial policy and foreign missionary activities are subjected to careful scrutiny. In the description of native life, the author tried, as far as possible, to reconstruct elements which had been modified or overwhelmed by European contacts thereby showing more distinctly the course of acculturation. The following topics are discussed at length in this book: physical environment, life cycle, marriage and kinship institutions, economic and political organizations, religious and magical practices, and of particular interest, ceremonies attending the birth of twins and the performances of the prophets.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field Date
- 1931-1932
- Coverage Date
- 1931-1932
- Coverage Place
- Uganda
- Notes
- By L. P. Mair
- The KIKA which had been designated as 'clan' by the author is indexed for Clan (614)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289) and index
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of London
- LCCN
- 34032375
- LCSH
- Ganda (African people)