book chapter

The Somali lineage system and the total genealogy: a general introduction to basic principles of Somali political institutions

[s.n.]Hargeisa, British Somaliland • Published In 1957 • Pages:

By: Lewis, I. M..

Abstract
This is a report for administrative officials in the Somali country. It is concerned with the Somali political institutions which Lewis shows to be based on the lineage system. In the sections included here, Lewis discusses kinship, lineage alliances, adoption and genealogical fictions, the position of Asian immigrants, the separate status of Sab bondsmen, the construction of the total genealogy, descent from Arabia, deviant claims of Arabian descent, and independent Arabian clans of sheikhs and teachers. Lewis taught at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Subjects
Lineages
Social stratification
culture
Somali
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959
Field Date
1955-1957
Coverage Date
1955-1957
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
I. M. Lewis
Report on C.D. and W. [Colonial Development and Welfare] Scheme R. 632 Anthropological Research
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-72)
Only pp. 42-94, 137-139 are included
LCSH
Somalis