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Titre : Facing Mount Kenya : the traditional life of the Gikuyu Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jomo Kenyatta (1889 -1978), Auteur ; Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942), Préfacier, etc. Editeur : New York - New York - États-Unis : Vintage Books Année de publication : [1965] Importance : 1 vol. (XXI-326 p.) Format : couv. ill., carte ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-394-70210-0 Prix : 13.41 EUR Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) Index. décimale : 301.29 676 2 Résumé : [This book] is a central document of the highest distinction in anthropological literature, an invaluable key to the structure of African society and the nature of the African mind. [The book] is not only a formal study of life and death, work and play, sex and the family in one of the greatest tribes of contemporary Africa, but a work of considerable literary merit. The very sight and sound of Kikuyu tribal life presented here are at once comprehensive and intimate, and as precise as they are compassionate. -- 4e de la couv. Note de contenu : Tribal origin and kinship system -- Gikuyu system of land tenure -- Economic life -- Industries -- System of education -- Initiation of boys and girls -- Sex life among young people -- Marriage system -- Gikuyu system of government -- Religion and ancestor worship -- New religion in East Africa -- Magical and medical practices -- Conclusion -- Glossary Facing Mount Kenya : the traditional life of the Gikuyu [texte imprimé] / Jomo Kenyatta (1889 -1978), Auteur ; Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942), Préfacier, etc. . - New York - New York - États-Unis (New York - New York - États-Unis) : Vintage Books, [1965] . - 1 vol. (XXI-326 p.) ; couv. ill., carte.
ISBN : 978-0-394-70210-0 : 13.41 EUR
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) Index. décimale : 301.29 676 2 Résumé : [This book] is a central document of the highest distinction in anthropological literature, an invaluable key to the structure of African society and the nature of the African mind. [The book] is not only a formal study of life and death, work and play, sex and the family in one of the greatest tribes of contemporary Africa, but a work of considerable literary merit. The very sight and sound of Kikuyu tribal life presented here are at once comprehensive and intimate, and as precise as they are compassionate. -- 4e de la couv. Note de contenu : Tribal origin and kinship system -- Gikuyu system of land tenure -- Economic life -- Industries -- System of education -- Initiation of boys and girls -- Sex life among young people -- Marriage system -- Gikuyu system of government -- Religion and ancestor worship -- New religion in East Africa -- Magical and medical practices -- Conclusion -- Glossary Réservation
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Titre : The river between Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : [James] Ngugi wa Thiong'o Editeur : Oxford [Oxfordshire - Royaume-Uni] : Heinemann Année de publication : 1965 Collection : H-E-B paperbacks Sous-collection : African writers series Importance : 152 p. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-435-90549-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) ; Littérature africaine en anglais -- Écrivains kenyans ; Roman kenyan Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : "Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe--a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions--but his plans for the future raise issue which will determine both his and the Gikuyu's survival"--back cover. The river between [texte imprimé] / [James] Ngugi wa Thiong'o . - Oxford [Oxfordshire - Royaume-Uni] : Heinemann, 1965 . - 152 p. ; 19 cm. - (H-E-B paperbacks. African writers series) .
ISBN : 978-0-435-90549-1
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) ; Littérature africaine en anglais -- Écrivains kenyans ; Roman kenyan Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : "Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe--a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions--but his plans for the future raise issue which will determine both his and the Gikuyu's survival"--back cover. Réservation
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Titre : The wisdom and philosophy of African proverbs : the Gukuyu world-view Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Wanjohi, Gerald Joseph, Auteur Mention d'édition : éd. rev Editeur : Nairobi [Kenya] : Nyaturima Publications Année de publication : 2008 Importance : 248 p. Présentation : ill., cartes, couv. ill. en coul. Format : 20 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-9966-7082-2-9 Note générale : Notes bib biliogr. (p. [252]-256). Index Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Kikuyu (Langue du Kenya) ; Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) ; Philosophie kikuyu ; Proverbes africains ; Proverbes kikuyu Index. décimale : 398.9 The wisdom and philosophy of African proverbs : the Gukuyu world-view [texte imprimé] / Wanjohi, Gerald Joseph, Auteur . - éd. rev . - Nairobi (Kenya) : Nyaturima Publications, 2008 . - 248 p. : ill., cartes, couv. ill. en coul. ; 20 cm.
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Notes bib biliogr. (p. [252]-256). Index
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Kikuyu (Langue du Kenya) ; Kikuyu (Peuple du Kenya) ; Philosophie kikuyu ; Proverbes africains ; Proverbes kikuyu Index. décimale : 398.9 Réservation
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