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Culture Summary: Mende

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn. • Published In 2010 • Pages:

By: Aguwa, Jude C. U..

Abstract
This is a culture summary of the Mende. Information is presented on major aspects of Mende culture.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
culture
Mende
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
General Mende; southern and eastern Sierra Leone, also Liberia
Notes
Jude C. Aguwa
This culture summary is based on the article, "Mende" by Jude C. Aguwa, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Supplement, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Ian Skoggard, eds. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. 2002. Teferi Abate Adem wrote the synopsis and indexing notes in May 2008. The demography section was updated with information from the Sierra Leone census in June, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Mende (African people)