Book
The Ila-speaking peoples of Northern Rhodesia: vol. 2
MacMillan and Co. • London • Published In 1920 • Pages:
By: Smith, Edwin William, Dale, Andrew Murray, d. 1919.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is the second of two volumes that constitute the basic work on the Ila, written by Smith, a missionary, and Dale, a government administrator. This volume deals with the Ila life cycle, sexual behavior, religion, language, leisure time activities, and folklore. Portions of the text printed in Latin, primarily dealing with sexual activities, are translated in an appendix at the end of this document.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Linguistic identification
- Regulation of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Community structure
- Burial practices and funerals
- Puberty and initiation
- Sexuality
- Extramarital sex relations
- General character of religion
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Property system
- Labor and leisure
- Music
- Prayers and sacrifices
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ila
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- Government Official
- 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
- James R. Leary ; 1961
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1902-1914
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1902-1914
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- south-central Zambia
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Rev. Edwin W. Smith ... and Captain Andrew Murray Dale …
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 22000771
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ila (African people)--Social life and customs
- Ila language
- Ila (African people)--Folklore