book chapter
Nubians in Egypt: peaceful people
Nubian ethnographies, by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea and Robert A. Fernea with Aleya Rouchdy • Prospect Heights, Ill. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 121-179
By: Fernea, Robert A. (Robert Alan).
Abstract
This study discusses the continuity of core elements of Nubian culture in the face of massive outmigration of adult men (and to some extent women) in search of employment in Egyptian cities and the resettlement of entire communities in new government-planned villages during the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The people relied on culturally-expected rights and obligations in providing assistance to individuals, family members and kin groups, thereby successfully maintaining a collective identity as a culturally and linguistically distinct community.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2020
- Field Date
- 1962-1965
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1965
- Coverage Place
- Aswan Governate, Egypt
- Notes
- Robert A. Fernea
- LCCN
- 94187985
- LCSH
- Nubians--Egypt