Book
The Gisu of Uganda
International African Institute • (10) • Published In 1959 • Pages: 68
By: La Fontaine, J. S. (Jean Sybil).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work, by J. S. LaFontaine, is a brief culture summary of Bagisu ethnography. The Bagisu are a Bantu-speaking people who live on the western slopes of the extinct volcano Mount Elgon which lies across the Kenya-Uganda border approximataely fifty miles north of Lake Victoria. Major topics discussed in this study are: tribal groupings and demography, language, cultural history and traditions of origin, physical environment, economy, social and political organization, life cycle events, religious beliefs and rituals, the physical and mental characteristics of the people, their dress, arts, music, dances, and games. This document serves as an excellent introduction to Bagisu ethnography.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Bagisu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- 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
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1890s - 1954
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bugisu District, Mount Elgon region, Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- J. S. La Fontaine
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60003636
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Gisu (African people)