book chapter
East African age-class system: An inquiry into the social order of Galla, Kipsigis, and Kikuyu
J. B. Wolters • Netherlands • Published In 1953 • Pages:
By: Prins, Adriaan Hendrik Johan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an analytical study of the Kikuyu age-class system. The author utilizes materials from literary sources as well as oral information. Since the age-class system among the Kikuyu is intimately connected with their political, judicial, and ceremonial activities, readers interested in those aspects of Kikuyu society would also find this source useful. Prins, a Hollander, studied at London. This was his Ph. D. thesis at the University of Utrecht.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Age stratification
- Cultural participation
- Puberty and initiation
- Form and rules of government
- Traditional history
- Accumulation of wealth
- Status, role, and prestige
- Status of adolescents
- Military organization
- Extramarital sex relations
- Artificial kin relationships
- Community councils
- Judicial authority
- Initiation of judicial proceedings
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Gikuyu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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 chapter
- 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
- Robert Lee ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1948
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1948-1953
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- Adriaan Hendrik Johan Prins
- Sections on the Galla and Kipsigis, as well as theoretical sections, have been omitted
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 54031694
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kikuyu (African people)