book chapter

The tribal teachings of the Chagga

C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung1 • Published In 1932 • Pages: HRAF ms: xv, 404 [Original: xvi, 671 ]

By: Gutmann, Bruno, Goodenough, Ward Hunt, Crawford, Dorothy.

Abstract
This source, written by a missionary living in the Chagga country, consists primarily of lectures delivered to the young people by their elders. These lectures stress the expected behavior for various situations. Most of them deal with behavior toward primary and secondary relatives, and a number with behavior toward chieftains, neighbors, sib-mates, blood-brothers, fellow soldiers, dependents, and so forth. The last quarter of the source gives a detailed description of a group of age-mates undergoing a circumcision ceremony. The researcher should note that these texts refer to idealized patterns of social behavior rather than an objective description. The other two volumes of this work have not been processed for this file.
Subjects
Puberty and initiation
Techniques of socialization
Literature
Oratory
Ethnopsychology
Cousins
Body alterations
Instigation of war
Hunting and trapping
Ethnogeography
Verbal arts
Sex training
Gender status
Polygamy
Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
Grandparents and grandchildren
Friendships
Community heads
Ethics
Visiting and hospitality
Basis of marriage
Family relationships
culture
Chagga
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James R. Leary ; 1958 : Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
Field Date
1906-1926
Coverage Date
1900-1932
Coverage Place
Chagga, Tanzania
Notes
Bruno Gutmann
Translation of: [Die Stammeslehren der Dschagga]
Translated for the HRAF files by Ward Goodenough and Dorothy Crawford in 1958
Omitted from the Files: various sections not dealing with the Chagga
LCCN
33036354
LCSH
Chaga (African people)
Chaga language--Texts