essay
The Mehennab: a Kenuz tribe
Contemporary Egyptian Nubia : a symposium of the Social Research Center, American University in Cairo : papers presented at Dar-el-Thakafa, Aswan, United Arab Republic, January 27-29, 1964 / Robert A. Fernea, editor • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1966 • Pages: 182-217
By: Callender, Charles.
Abstract
This work documents the continuity of the lineage as the basic principle of Kenuz social organization, drawing on in-depth analysis of structures and functions within a local lineage, the members of which collectively owned property, including land, water pumps and retail shops. They also collectively administered lineage burial sites and shrines, and they sponsored annual celebrations and assisted each other during burials, weddings and other life-event ceremonies. The continuity of these functions reveal the flexibility of the lineage principle in adapting successfully to changing circumstances, such as massive labor outmigration, the advent of Islamic fundamentalism, and an increasing intrusion of global market forces.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2020
- Field Date
- 1962-1963
- Coverage Date
- 1962-1963
- Coverage Place
- northern Aswan Governate, Egypt
- Notes
- by Charles Callender
- LCCN
- 82200937
- LCSH
- Kenuz (African people)--Egypt--Dihmīt