Book
Controlling anger: the sociology of Gisu violence
Manchester University Press, for the International African Institute, London ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press • Manchester [England] • Published In 1989 • Pages: xi, 296
By: Heald, Suzette.
Abstract
This monograph is based on the author's fieldwork among the Bagisu people of Central Bugisu, Uganda, from August 1965 to June l969. The main emphasis in this work is to show the various ways in which violence presents itself in Bagisu life, and the manner in which it is brought under control in the society. Most of the major topics in this document, are related to violence and its repression. These topics include: an account of the reputation of the Bagisu for violence leading back to early colonial days; statistics on homicide; the association of violence with manhood and the expression of anger; the ordeal of circumcision; behavior and treatment of witches and thieves; inheritance; kinship; hostility management in the community; ancestor beliefs; joking and avoidance behavior; and the establishment of new institutions to control violence, such as the vigilante groups and the drinking companies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2003
- Field Date
- August 1965-June 1969
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1970s
- Coverage Place
- Bugisu District, Mount Ellgon region, Uganda
- Notes
- Suzette Heald
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-289) and index
- LCCN
- 89014546
- LCSH
- Gisu (African people)