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Bounded and multiple identities: ethnic identifications of WoDaaBe and FulBe
Cahiers d'études Africaines • 47 (185) • Published In 2007 • Pages: 65-92
By: Kristín Loftsdóttir.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this discussion of the origins and history of names used by themselves and others to identify the Fulani, the author reviews ethnographies, myths and histories to argue that the different names are related to changing identities.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Historical and archival research
- Traditional history
- Ethnic stratification
- Lineages
- External relations
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fulani
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western 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.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996-1998
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1999
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kristín Loftsdóttir
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-91)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sn 86012778
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fula (African people)