Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

List of Illustrations

pp ix-x

Preface

pp xi-xiv

Acknowledgments

pp xv-xviii

Introduction

pp 1-16

Part 1 - Unveiling the World of Mau Mau Oaths

1 - Discoursing Mau Mau and the Mau Mau Oath

pp 19-29

2 - The Evolution of the Mau Mau Oath

pp 30-53

3 - The Mau Mau Oath Process and Architecture

pp 54-78

Part 2 - Breaking Traditions and Taboos

pp 79-80

4 - Shifting from Lawful to Unlawful: Mau Mau Oath Criminalization

pp 81-102

5 - Gender and the Mau Mau Oath

pp 103-128

6 - Mau Mau Oath Purification

pp 129-150

Conclusion

pp 151-156

Appendixes

Appendix A - Field Notes

pp 157-160

Appendix B - Mau Mau Freedom Fighters, Prisons, and Concentration Camps in Ukambani

pp 161-176

Appendix C - Survey Ritual Analysis 2008 and Mungiki Survey Analysis 2011

pp 177-180

Notes

pp 181-210

Bibliography

pp 211-236

Index

pp 237-244