book chapter

The Nuba

Pagan tribes of the Nilotic SudanLondon • Published In 1965 • Pages: 366-412

By: Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel), Seligman, Brenda Z..

Abstract
This document provides general ethnographic notes on a selection of Nuba communities. Themes covered include ethnic history, social organization, religious life, economic activities, and ecology. In discussing these subjects, the author compares Nuba cultural features and institutions with people of other ethnic and linguistic origins living both within the broader Nuba Hills region and beyond.
Subjects
Identification
Linguistic identification
Historical reconstruction
External migration
Inter-ethnic relations
General character of religion
Burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Cult of the dead
Prayers and sacrifices
Organized ceremonial
Priesthood
Rule of descent
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
Termination of marriage
Secondary marriages
Residence
culture
Nuba
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2017
Field Date
1909-1912, 1921-1922
Coverage Date
1909-1922
Coverage Place
central South Kordofan, Sudan
Notes
By C. G. Seligman and Brenda Z. Seligman
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
33000579
LCSH
Nuba (African people)