book chapter
Luguru
Matrilineal peoples of eastern Tanzania • (XVI) • Published In 1967 • Pages: 26-34
By: Beidelman, T. O. (Thomas O.).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an ethnographic sketch of Luguru culture and society as described in extant literature and official government reports. Themes covered include traditional history of lineages and clans, settlement patterns, political organization, land tenure, marriage customs and family life, and aspects of change and continuity since the 1920s.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Cultural identity and pride
- Settlement patterns
- Lineages
- Clans
- Rule of descent
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Form and rules of government
- Real property
- Inheritance
- Regulation of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Family relationships
- Cereal agriculture
- Diet
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Luguru
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1910-1963
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- NotesAdditional notes
- By T. O. Beidelman
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67112486
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Luguru (African people)