essay
New notes on Islam in Somalia
Somalia, scritti vari editi ed inediti • 3 • Published In 1964 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 37 [original: 153-177 ]
By: Cerulli, Enrico, Biancani, Piero.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is composed of a series of previously unpublished notes, collected by Cerulli during his field work among the Somali in the period 1919-1926, and deal, in varying degree and intensity of treatment, with several aspects of Somali ethnology. These notes cover the following: names for the divinity, beliefs and traditions about the serpent, lion, sparrow and trees, prohibited and non-prohibited foods, lycanthropy, rites of exorcism, rites at childbirth, ceremonies for the Somali New Year, astrological beliefs, the history and development of the SEH FARAG religious movement, the confraternities or GEMA 'A (including information on their territory, festivals, and educational facilities), and a list of the Somali names of the months.
- 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
- 1919-1926
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1919-1926
- 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: Nuove note sull'Islam in Somalia.
- 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