The Luo of Kenya
essay 1952 Colson, Audrey Butt

LuoAfrica > Eastern Africa
This brief secondary survey of Luo culture by an anthropologist is based mostly upon original work by Evans-Pritchard. It includes information on social organization, marriage ceremonies, religious beliefs and life cycle of the Luo....

The Nilotes of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Uganda
book chapter 1952 Colson, Audrey Butt

ShillukAfrica > Eastern Africa
This account by a professional anthropologist, provides a convenient summary of materials found elsewhere in the file on the social, political and religious organization of the Shilluk. While the treatment is necessarily summary and brief it covers a...