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Observations on the Moslem movement in Somaliland

Rivista degli studi orientali10Published In 1925 • Pages: HRAF MS: 1-45 [original: 1-36 ]

By: Cerulli, Enrico, Mankin, Paul A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article contains information on the interrelationship of the Muslim Somali and the 'Pagans' (Cushites) who were the original inhabitants of the area. The author's first chapter is primarily devoted to the relationship of the religions of the two groups. The remaining four chapters of the article are devoted to the establishment of the Muslim religious orders in Somaliland, their outstanding leaders, the activities of these orders in the agrarian economy and the relationship between Muslim law and the customary law of the Somali.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Legal norms
General character of religion
Priesthood
Religious intolerance and martyrs
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Somali
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1997
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.
Social Scientist
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, James R. Leary ; 1959
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
NotesAdditional notes
Enrico Cerulli
Translation of: Note sul movimento musul mano nella Somalia.
The original Italian text is not included
Translated from the Italian for the HRAF files by Paul A. Mankin
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf90091006
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Somalis