Buurri al Lamaab: A Suburban Village in the Sudan

Harold B. Barclay

Published by Cornell University Press 1964

Buurri al Lamaab

A Suburban Village in the Sudan

Harold B. Barclay

In the series Cornell Studies in Anthropology

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501741159

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About this book

This first extended anthropological study of an Arab community in the highly heterogeneous Sudan provides a broad description of the village culture, and explores in depth the religious beliefs and family organization of its inhabitants.

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Harold B. Barclay was Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VIII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	X
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XVIII
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	XXII
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XXIII
I. The Village and Its People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. The Village Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
III. Political Organization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
IV. Formal and Informal Friendship and Recreation Groups Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
V. Family and Kinship Groupings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
VI. Social Stratification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
VII. Religion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
VIII. Life Cycle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
IX. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Appendix A. A Note on the Transliteration of Arabic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Appendix B. Kinship Terminology in Buurri al Lamaab Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Copyright year: 1964
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Keywords: Anthropology

eBook

Published: June 30, 2019
ISBN: 9781501741159