Youth and experiences of ageing among Maa : models of society evoked by the Maasai, Samburu, and Chamus of Kenya /

Here it is argued that understanding another culture can only be approached through models derived from representations conveyed by members of that culture. The anthropologist may then elaborate these images through the choice of analytical parallels, even extending to other disciplines and personal...

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Main Author: Spencer, Paul (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Warsaw [Poland] ; Berlin [Germany] : De Gruyter Open, 2014.
Series:Online access: De Gruyter De Gruyter Open Books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Here it is argued that understanding another culture can only be approached through models derived from representations conveyed by members of that culture. The anthropologist may then elaborate these images through the choice of analytical parallels, even extending to other disciplines and personal experience. Each chapter here views Maa institutions through a different lens, exploring models relevant to a comprehensive analysis of social life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (plates, 196 pages) : illustrations, tables, charts, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:3110372339
3110372320
9783110372328
9783110372335