Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Fantasies of the west
- 2 Western Kaya, sacred centre
- 3 View from the west: cattle and co-operation
- 4 From west to east: the works of marriage
- 5 Spanning west and east: dances of death
- 6 Alternative authorities: incest and fertility
- 7 Alternative selves: invasions and cures
- 8 Coastal desires and the person as centre
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Three ecological zones and demographic features of southern Kilifi District
- Appendix 2 Giriama kinship and affinal terms
- Appendix 3 Giriama cattle terms
- Appendix 4 Giriama patri-clan structure
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Fantasies of the west
- 2 Western Kaya, sacred centre
- 3 View from the west: cattle and co-operation
- 4 From west to east: the works of marriage
- 5 Spanning west and east: dances of death
- 6 Alternative authorities: incest and fertility
- 7 Alternative selves: invasions and cures
- 8 Coastal desires and the person as centre
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Three ecological zones and demographic features of southern Kilifi District
- Appendix 2 Giriama kinship and affinal terms
- Appendix 3 Giriama cattle terms
- Appendix 4 Giriama patri-clan structure
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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- The Sacred VoidSpatial Images of Work and Ritual among the Giriama of Kenya, pp. i - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991