Working Papers in African Studies, Issues 33-35African Studies Programme, Department of Cultural Anthropology, University of Uppsala, 1987 - Africa |
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adopted age-set agnatic ancestors animals apply ashes aspect associated attributes beast become bilis birth blood body boon boundary called camels cattle ceremony child circumcision clan connected connotations considered context contrast coolness created cultural death defined descent described diet dietary distinction drink elders established expressed fact father female fire follow further Galaty gender give given groups hair hand hard heat homestead honey Hubeer human husband ideal important individual killing kinds lack lateral lineage live livestock Maasai major male Manyika mead meaning meat metaphor milk myth nature noted origin particular pastoral person political position qualities Rahanweeyn reference regarded relations ritual roasted rules sacrificial salt seen sense separate sharing slaughtered social society Somali structure Studies symbolic term things thought tion University values warriors wild woman women