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Political systems of pastoral Tuareg in Air and Ahaggar
Folk (København) • 1 • Published In 1959 • Pages: 67-131 , 7 plates
By: Nicolaisen, Johannes.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article deals with the political system of two Tuareg groups, the Air and Ahaggar. It offers a description of the relations between noble and vassal tribes, and the role of the central authority and the limitations on his powers. Functionalist interpretations are given for these relationships and these are couched largely in economic terms. In addition there is a brief but clear discussion of environmental differences in the areas inhabited by these two Tuareg groups and the variations in the cycle of economic activities are described. Occasional references to other Tuareg groups are also included. There is also a rather lengthy discussion of Tuareg history and the authors' hypotheses about the introduction of the camel into North Africa. The document has been sub-headed for the Air and Ahaggar divisions. References to other Tuareg groups have been indexed for the appropriate cultural categories but no additional subheadings have been given.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Pastoral activities
- Annual cycle
- Territorial hierarchy
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Diet
- Internal trade
- Slavery
- Kinship terminology
- Tillage
- Historical reconstruction
- Clans
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tuareg
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern 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
- Betty Potash ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1951-1955
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1956
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Niger and Algeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Johannes Nicolaisen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 127 - 131)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2007249024
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tuaregs