Book
Zulu tribe in transition: by D.H. Reader
Manchester University Press • [manchester] • Published In 1966 • Pages:
By: Reader, D. H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, originally a doctoral thesis at Cambridge University, is a socio-political study of the Makhanya tribe, one of many subdivisions of the Zulu nation, who are located in Umlazi Magistracy District, Umbumbulu Township. The fieldwork was undertaken by the author, accompanied by his wife, during a period of fourteen months during the years 1950-1951. Prior to the actual fieldwork, the author did extensive secondary research in the relevant literature on the Zulu at Cambridge, and further supplemented this background information by attending a series of lectures at the University of Natal in order to learn something of the native language (p. ix). An interpreter, Charlie Njapha, who later turned out to be an excellent informant as well, was used throughout the period of fieldwork. The work is divided into four major sections. Part one, 'the territorial system,' deals generally with Zulu cultural history, tribal background, and economy. Part two, 'the kinship system,' describes family groupings, descent groups, and marriage patterns. Part three, 'the politico-judicial system,' deals primarily with the political organization of the Makhanya, their legal system, and the manner in which they were organized for warfare and the hunt. The final portion of the source, 'social systematics' is a theoretical analysis of structure and value systems and of social change.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Real property
- Exchange and transfers
- Cooperative organization
- Family
- Mode of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Kinship
- Judicial authority
- Trial procedure
- Chief executive
- Lineages
- Clans
- Instigation of war
- Warfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zulu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- 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 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.
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1979
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1950-1951
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1800-1951
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Umbumbulu Township, Umlazi District KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- the Makhanya of southern Natal
- 'Originally written as a doctoral thesis … Cambridge University.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-350)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 66005635
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zulu (African people)