Ecology and Symbiosis: Niger Water Folk. Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia; XXXV.

Sundström, Lars:

Published by Uppsala; Almqvist + Wiksell, 1972

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175 S.; 30,5 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband. Gutes Ex.; Einband etwas nachgedunkelt. - Englisch. - Aus der Bibliothek von Dr. H. J. Koloß / Völkerkunde-Museum Berlin. - . My interest in African waterfolk had been aroused by the accounts of die "gens d'eau" of the Upper Congo and Uelle published around 1910 by Calonne de Befaict, Coquilhat, and Vedy. They presented the Bangala and the Bacango as small independent groups dominating the area economically and staying independent of their numerically dominant landlocked neighbours. The key to their position appeared to be their technical monopoly of water transport. Their independence largely rested on their living in islands and inaccessible marshlands, inaccessible, that is, to anybody without watercraft. Their milieu on one hand offered excellent shelter but on the other it was definitely unsuitable for agriculture. The question naturally presented itself whether this type of milieu was chosen purely for its virtues as an asylum. Furthermore : "waterfolk" was used in many parts of Africa, the European terms being as a rule straight translations of terms used by local "land people". Such descriptive ethnic names based on economic function are common in Africa, typical examples being the designations of trader groups such as the Hausa hausa and Dioula dioula, which at the same time designate an ethnic group and a profession, the latter regardless of ethnic origins. . (Vorwort) // INHALT : . Fishing Methods in the Niger Bend. ---- Water Folk in the Niger Bend. ---- Traditions of Immigration into the Niger Bend Fishing Campaigns in the Niger Bend. Bozo Fishing Campaigns in the Niger Bend Hausa-Sorkawa Campaigns in the Niger Bend ---- Fishing Campaigns: Organisation. ---- Fish Conserving in the Niger Bend. ---- The Sorko. ---- Songhay: Ethnic Origins. ---- Songhay: River Religion. ---- Songhay: Water Rights. ---- Songhay: Social Organisation. ---- The Fish Trade. ---- Hausa-Sorkawa Fish Distribution. ---- Food Barter and Crafts Specialisation. ---- Sorkawa Fishing. ---- Fishing Implements and Methods. ---- Kebbawa Fish Curing. ---- The Sorkawa. ---- Sorkawa Traditions. ---- Sorkawa Water Spirit Cult. ---- Spirit Possession in the Water Cult. ---- Public Ceremonies at Argungu. ---- The Office of Thunder Priest. ---- Sorkawa Individual Magic in Fishing. ---- Sorkawa Rights and Tributes. ---- Fishing in Nupe. ---- Nupe Riverain Economy. ---- The Position of the Kede in Nupe State. Kede Settlement Patterns in Nupe. ---- Nupe Riverain Cults. ---- Lower Delta Fishermen. ---- Fishing Methods. ---- Delta Trading. ---- Delta Economies. ---- Food and Nutrition. ---- Ethnic Origins. ---- Water Rights. ---- Religion. ---- Political and Social Organisation. ---- (u.a.m.) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecology and Symbiosis: Niger Water Folk. Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia; XXXV.
• Publisher: Uppsala; Almqvist + Wiksell
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: German
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 1000 grams
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