Book
Lineage formation among the Luo
Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press • London, New York • Published In 1952 • Pages: 43
By: Southall, Aidan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The purpose of this article, as stated by the author, a professional ethnologist, is to document certain aspects of the theoretical relationship of lineage to family; to demonstrate and interpret the structural importance of females in a system based on strict patrilineal descent; to show the divergence between norm and practice in Luo lineage concepts and Luo lineage activities; and to explain the process by which new lineages of different types are formed by reference to current or recent examples.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Lineages
- Household
- Extended families
- Polygamy
- Regulation of marriage
- Inter-community relations
- Status, role, and prestige
- Termination of marriage
- Property in movables
- Cult of the dead
- Mode of marriage
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Parents-in-law and children-in-law
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Luo
- 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
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1946-47
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1946-1952
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Luoland, Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- by A. Southall
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78317323
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)
- Luo (Nilotic tribe)
- Kinship--Kenya