The Samburu : A Study in Geocentracy
by
Paul Spencer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Routledge Classic Ethnographies
ISBN-10
0415317258
ISBN-13
9780415317252
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 13th, 2003
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
589 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.60 x 2.80 cms
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The Samburu society of northern Kenya is a gerontocracy in which power rests with the older men. The tribe cling to their traditional way of life despite rapid changes throughout Africa. The author spent more than two years amongst the Samburu: he shows how their values and attitudes are closely interwoven with a social system that resists change.
Samburu society is a gerontocracy in which power rests with the older men; men under thirty may not marry or otherwise assert their personal independence. This nomadic tribe from the arid regions of northern Kenya cling to their traditional way of life despite the rapid change throughout Africa. The author spent more than two years during the 1960''s amongst the Samburu, and as an adopted member of one of their clans, he perceived how their values and attitudes are closely interwoven with a social system that resists change.
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