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Economic life of the Nuer: cattle

Sudan notes and record21 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 31-77

By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).

Abstract
This is an ecological survey of the Nuer. As the title indicates, the importance of cattle in the Nuer economy is clearly brought out. (The secondary importance of tillage is also indicated.) One of the main factors in the Nuer migratory pattern is the need for pasturage for their cattle. The other factors in this pattern -- the need for high ground in flood time, and the need for properly drained (but moist) soil for millet -- are also adequately covered. There is a thorough description of the Nuer country, including a catalogue of insect pests, also some discussion of Nuer geographical lore. In short, the ecological background of Nuer social and political organization is outlined.
Subjects
Geography
Animal husbandry
Water supply
Settlement patterns
culture
Nuer
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Arthur Fields ; 1956
Field Date
1931, 1936
Coverage Date
1902-1936
Coverage Place
Sobat and Jonglei Provinces, Sudan
Notes
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
unk83015138
LCSH
Nuer (African people)