Book

The Nyoro state

Clarendon PressOxford • Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Beattie, John.

Abstract
In this study, Beattie examines the political institutions of the Bunyoro kingdom prior to 1967. Bunyoro had been the dominant kingdom in the interlacustrine region, but was in decline by the time the first Europeans, Speke and Grant, arrived in 1862. Oral history and court ritual speak to a structural duality--typical of the interlacustrine states--between centralized rule imposed by outsiders--in the caseof Banyoro by pastoralists from the north (BAHIMA) and a lineage-based organization of indigenous agriculturalists (BAIRU). However, Beattie argues that this structure disappeared with the destruction of the herds and that political authority rested in royal grants of land and political office made to Bahima and Bairu alike. The Banyoro never achieved the degree of centralization of the neighboring Buganda kingdom and Beattie examines the multiple reasons for this situation.
Subjects
Real property
Territorial organization
Status, role, and prestige
Government institutions
Mythology
Ethnosociology
culture
Banyoro
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Field Date
1951-1955
Coverage Date
1862-1967
Coverage Place
Western Province, Uganda
Notes
John Beattie
Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-275)
LCCN
78026244
LCSH
Nyoro (African people)