book chapter
A Hamitic kingdom in the center of Africa: in Ruanda on the shores of Lake Kivu (Belgian Congo)
Libraire Falk fils, Georges van Campenhout, Successeur • 1 • Published In 1933 • Pages: HRAF ms: v, 293 [original: iv, 704 , 29 plates]
By: Pagés, G., Scholl, Bernard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Books II, III, and V have not been processed for the files. These chapters deal primarily with mythology and historical matters. In the sections processed, the following subjects are treated: Physical and ethnological make-up of the Ruanda, political and social organization, psychology of the people; a short historical account of the Hamitic invasion of Ruanda; the Royal court personnel and activities; and funeral practices. Almost all discussion of Rundi culture by the author is based on observations made in and about the royal court. Although much of the author's writing is derived from personal experiences among the Rundi, it is apparent that a good deal of his data was obtained from unidentified informants and perhaps suffers from having been transmitted orally through several individuals. The author makes a number of general statements about 'blacks' which, if interpreted as 'Rundi,' may have some authority; but if taken at face value, seem to be unfounded generalizations. The author was a missionary of the White Fathers.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Tillage
- Land use
- External relations
- Ethnic stratification
- Castes
- Medical therapy
- Magic
- Accumulation of wealth
- Pastoral activities
- Etiquette
- Settlement patterns
- Nonalcoholic beverages
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Territorial hierarchy
- Hunting and trapping
- Executive household
- Exploitation
- Mythology
- Traditional history
- Organized ceremonial
- Pressure politics
- Military organization
- Districts
- Exploitation
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rwandans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central 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.
- Missionary
- 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
- George R. Bedell ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1925
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1912-1933
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rwanda
- NotesAdditional notes
- G. Pagés
- Translation of: [Un Royaume hamite au Centre de l'Afrique: au Ruanda sur les Bords du Lac Kivu (Conge Belge)]
- Translated for the HRAF files by Bernard Scholl in 1960
- Not translated: pages 95-346, 541-700
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology Rwanda