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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Lewis, I. M.
Title:
A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics
among the northern Somali of the Horn of Africa
Published By: Original publisher
London ; New York: Published for the International African
Institute by Oxford University Press. 1961. xiii, 320 p., plates ill., maps
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
by I. M. Lewis
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 1997. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Somali (MO04)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is a descriptive analysis of the socio-political
structure of the Somali. The bulk of the material is drawn from the former British
Protectorate of Somaliland. There pastoralism is of greater importance than to the south
where grain cultivation is also practiced. Political life is to a high degree determined by
lineage and clan adherence as well as loyalty to the DIA-paying lineage contract group.
Political parties, though based upon such grouping, tend now, however, to emphasize
national unity. Negation of lineage-and clan affiliation for the sake of a higher unit had
been the ideal, though not operating in practice, of the religious Muslim Orders
(TAARIQUA). In this case, Muslim brotherhood represented the higher unit. The book
concentrates on the developments since the 1930's, but gives due consideration to earlier
conditions.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
18
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
mo04-018
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Monograph
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-312) and
index
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1955-1957
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is 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
Ethnologist-4, 5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Sigrid Khera ; John Beierle ; 1970-1974
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
ca. 1930-1955
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern
Ethiopia
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Somalis
