Book
Pilgrims in a strange land: Hausa communities in Chad
Columbia University Press • New York, N.y. • Published In 1976 • Pages:
By: Works, John A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this monograph, Works describes the culture of the Hausa in Chad. Many Hausa have settled in Chad because Chad has been a major part of a route that pilgrims traveled to reach Mecca. In the course of their pilgrimage many Hausa and other groups have settled permanently in Chad. The role of the Hausa as traders is another important reason for their presence in Chad. The pilgramage and trade are also important factors in the formation of a distinctive Hausa culture. Works suggests that these factors may also lead to a decline in the Hausa culture in Chad.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Travel
- Ritual
- External migration
- Retail marketing
- External relations
- Settlement patterns
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hausa
- 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
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1995
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- December 1969 - February 1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1800-1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chad
- NotesAdditional notes
- John A. Works, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-273) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76023138
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hausa (African people)