The Customs of the Baganda

The Customs of the Baganda

Author: Sir Apolo Kagwa

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781014703071

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Baganda

The Baganda

Author: John Roscue

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019569375

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This book is a comprehensive account of the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group that inhabits the Buganda region of Uganda. It includes information about the Baganda's history, culture, language, religion, economy, and social organization, as well as their interaction with colonial powers. This book is an essential resource for historians, anthropologists, and anyone interested in the history and culture of East Africa. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Being and Becoming

Being and Becoming

Author: Ukpokolo, Chinyere

Publisher: Spears Media Press

Published: 2016-02-27

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1942876076

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This book illuminates the complex and constantly shifting social and cultural dynamics that shape people's identity. Specifically, the volume focuses on the intersections of gender with, culture and identity, and at different historical epochs; on the way men and women define themselves and are defined by diverse peoples and cultures across time and space in sub-Saharan Africa. The discussions presented in this anthology primarily focus on 'being' as 'a state' or 'condition', defined by sex identity, and how this identity shifts, and hence 'becoming', assuming diverse meanings in disparate societies, contexts, and time. The discourse, therefore, moves from how the perception of the self in cultural and historical contexts has informed actions and at some other times shaped interpretations given to historical facts, to how changing economic realities also shape the definitions and constructions of social and relational issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. The historical trajectories of Islamic religion, colonialism and Christian missionary activities in sub-Saharan Africa have shaped the worlds of the peoples of the region and impacted on gender relations.


A History of African Motherhood

A History of African Motherhood

Author: Rhiannon Stephens

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-08-06

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1107244994

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This history of African motherhood over the longue durée demonstrates that it was, ideologically and practically, central to social, economic, cultural and political life. The book explores how people in the North Nyanzan societies of Uganda used an ideology of motherhood to shape their communities. More than biology, motherhood created essential social and political connections that cut across patrilineal and cultural-linguistic divides. The importance of motherhood as an ideology and a social institution meant that in chiefdoms and kingdoms queen mothers were powerful officials who legitimated the power of kings. This was the case in Buganda, the many kingdoms of Busoga, and the polities of Bugwere. By taking a long-term perspective from c.700 to 1900 CE and using an interdisciplinary approach - drawing on historical linguistics, comparative ethnography, and oral traditions and literature, as well as archival sources - this book shows the durability, mutability and complexity of ideologies of motherhood in this region.


The Ama-Xosa

The Ama-Xosa

Author: John Henderson Soga

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1108066844

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One of the first studies of the Xhosa as distinct from other tribal communities in South Africa, published in 1932.


Musical Arts in Africa

Musical Arts in Africa

Author: Anri Herbst

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Video and 2 CD's derive from a benefit concert of the South African College of Music, University of Cape Town, 16 April 2002, Baxter Concert Hall.


African Religions

African Religions

Author: Jacob K. Olupona

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0199790582

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This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.


Culture and Customs of Uganda

Culture and Customs of Uganda

Author: Kefa M. Otiso

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 2006-05-30

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Discusses the traditions, culture, religion, media, literature, and arts of Uganda.