Originally published in 1963, this was the first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society was studied in detail and its implications explored. The Sonjo, a Bantu-speaking people isolated among cattle pastoralists of what was Northern Tanganyika, are remarkable for their complex irrigation system and political organization. The inter-connections between the irrigation system, the religious cult of a culture hero, and the special features of their social organization are at the core of this analysis.
| ISBN: | 9781138589650 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2020 |
| Author: | Robert F Gray |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century |
| Genres: |
Anthropology |
Originally published in 1963, this was the first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society was studied in detail and its implications explored. The Sonjo, a Bantu-speaking people isolated among cattle pastoralists of what was Northern Tanganyika, are remarkable for their complex irrigation system and political organization. The inter-connections between the irrigation system, the religious cult of a culture hero, and the special features of their social organization are at the core of this analysis.
The Sonjo of Tanganyika features in the following genres: Anthropology
The Sonjo of Tanganyika is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Sonjo of Tanganyika was written by Robert F Gray and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Sonjo of Tanganyika has 208 pages
Yes it is part of African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century series
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