essay

The Somali tribe

somalia, scritti vari editi ed inediti3 • Published In 1964 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 108 [original: 45-113, 225-226, 229 ]

By: Cerulli, Enrico.

Abstract
This document focuses on the social and political organization of the Somali people. It should be noted that the author uses the term 'peoples' to refer not only to subdivisions of the tribe which are roughly equivalent the 'gens (gentes)', but also to groups organized territorially, not 'gentilitially' (by genealogical connections). Data contained in this document deal with the origin and extinction of the kin 'group', the roles and functions of the hereditary and tribal chiefs, the tribal assembly, the 'adopted' of the tribe and their integration into Somali customs, various functional aspects of Somali customary law, and a lengthy concluding chapter on Somali pastoralists and their relationship to the agricultural peoples living along the major rivers of Somalia.
Subjects
Kin groups
Territorial hierarchy
culture
Somali
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Lawyer
Social Scientist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; Sigrid Khera ; 1972
Field Date
ca. 1920
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
Enrico Cerulli
Translation of: La tribù somala.
The original Italian text is not included
Includes bibliographical references
Translated for the HRAF files by Piero Biancani.
Data on the following ethnic groups have been indexed for additional OWC codes: for information on the 'freed'--the negro agriculturists living along the rivers--the heading Negroid Somaliland Peoples MO05 has been used; for the city tribes of Mogadiscio--Somali Republic MO01; for the Kaffa people--Kafficho MP14; for the Galla of Kenya--Galla FL07 and for the Macha (Gimma) MP18. References to the Ethiopian Galla will be found on pp. 89-94 and 96-99.
LCCN
60024993
LCSH
Somalis