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"We've always done it like this . . . except for a few details": "tradition" and "innovation" in Okiek ceremonies
Comparative studies in society and history • 35 (1) • Published In 1993 • Pages: 30-65
By: Kratz, Corinne Anne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article considers initiation ceremonies as compared to those of Africa in general. The author explores the concept of "tradition" as an indigenous cultural concept shaped by different perspectives and processes relevant to their particular notions of history and identity. After a broad discussion of common approaches and attitudes to tradition, the author discusses Okiek notions of tradition, sketches their history of the initiation ceremonies, and then examines "Okiek imaging of ceremonial tradition both through discourse and performance."
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Ethnosociology
- Puberty and initiation
- Sociocultural trends
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Okiek
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- 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
- article
- 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
- John Beierle; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1975, 1982-1991
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1974-1991
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kaplelach and Kipchornwonek Okiek, western Mau Escarpment, Rift Valley province, Kenya
- NotesAdditional notes
- Corinne A. Kratz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-65)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60023653
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Okiek (African people)
- Dorobo (African people)