Originally published in 1959 this volume studies the ritual office of the Mugwe which was of great social significance among the Meru of the Central Province of Kenya and analyses the social changes and decline of the Mugwe which came about in the second half of the twentieth century. Until this book was published there was no published literature on the Mugwe - one of the most basic and firmly established elements of the old structure of Meru social life.
| ISBN: | 9781138489189 |
| Publication date: | 22nd August 2018 |
| Author: | Bernardo Bernardi |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century |
| Genres: |
Anthropology Regional / International studies |
Originally published in 1959 this volume studies the ritual office of the Mugwe which was of great social significance among the Meru of the Central Province of Kenya and analyses the social changes and decline of the Mugwe which came about in the second half of the twentieth century. Until this book was published there was no published literature on the Mugwe - one of the most basic and firmly established elements of the old structure of Meru social life.
The Mugwe features in the following genres: Anthropology, Regional / International studies
The Mugwe is available in Hardback
The Mugwe was written by Bernardo Bernardi and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Mugwe has 232 pages
Yes it is part of African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century series
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