essay
Authority patterns in traditional Buganda
King's men : leadership and status in Buganda on the eve of independence • London • Published In 1964 • Pages: 256-293
By: Richards, Audrey I. (Audrey Isabel).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper examines the similar patterns of authority found in the Baganda home, village and royal court. The father, chief, and king were all harsh authoritarians who demanded complete deference, obedience, and loyalty from their inferiors in exchange for protection. Richards discusses the various rights fathers, chiefs and king had over their children, clients, and subjects, respectively. The pattern of authority Baganda children learned early on in the household would serve them throughout their lives as they made their way in society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Etiquette
- Family relationships
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Techniques of socialization
- Transmission of cultural norms
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ganda
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1998
- 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
- essay
- 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 ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1956
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- A. I. Richards
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64002741
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ganda (African people)