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Islam and clan organization among the Hausa
Southwestern journal of anthropology • 3 • Published In 1947 • Pages: 193-211
By: Greenberg, Joseph Harold.
Abstract
This article is concerned with Hausa clan and related social organization and practices, and the changes in these subsequent to the introduction of Islam to the Hausa region. After a brief introduction, Greenberg treats the pagan Hausa clan in its various aspects: family, household, inter-clan and political relationships, labor division and organization for cooperative agricultural and other pursuits, clan names, totems, taboos, deities, political offices, and titles. In the second section of his work, Greenberg discusses the effects of the recent conversion to Islam on the clan organization and the related economic and social aspects of the culture.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- George R. Bedell ; 1959
- Field Date
- 1938-1939
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Nigeria
- Notes
- Joseph H. Greenberg
- LCCN
- 73645054
- LCSH
- Hausa (African people)