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The Wodaabe flight: inversions of hierarchy in a West-African pastoral community

Suomen antropologi14 (4)Published In 1989 • Pages: 3-10

By: Kaartinen, Timo.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this discussion of the relationship between Wodaabe migratory practices, social structure, and identity, the author underscores the centrality of historical processes for understanding relations among different Wodaabe groups and place-based identities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Historical and archival research
Traditional history
History
Lineages
Clans
Community structure
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
External relations
Ethnosociology
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
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1850-1970
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southeastern Chad; southern Niger; northern Nigeria; northern Cameroon
NotesAdditional notes
Timo Kaartinen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-10)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf 94092135
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Fula (African people)