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The consuetudinary law of northern Somalia (Mijirtein)
Somalia, scritti vari editi ed inediti • 2 • Published In 1959 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 121 [original: 1-74, 382-384 ]
By: Cerulli, Enrico, Biancani, Piero.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, dealing with various aspects of the customary law of the Migiurtini Somali, was written by Cerulli in 1916 on the basis of data gathered by him in Naples from Migiurtini Somali informants retained for that purpose. Cerulli organized the data into four categories; namely laws related to the person, laws related to the 'gens', laws of the family, and patrimonial laws. Each of these divisions is discussed in depth. Ethnographic information on birth, sex status, physical infirmity, slavery, the low castes, caravan trade, marriage, the Sultan and his role in the society, totemism, tribal divisions, sanctions, care of minors, kin relations, property, and succession is included.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Legal norms
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Lawyer
- 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.
- 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 ; Sigrid Khera ; 1972
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1916
- 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)
- Migiurtini Somali: Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Enrico Cerulli
- Translation of: Il diritto consuetudinario della Somalia Settentrionale (Migiurtini).
- The original Italian text is not included
- Translated for the HRAF files by Piero Biancani
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60024993
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Somalis