Positional Succession Among the Wambugwe

Africa ◽  
1953 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Social Position ◽  
African Society ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Dead Person ◽  
Married Person ◽  
The World ◽  
Kinship Relations ◽  
Kinship Structure ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Lost Child

Opening ParagraphAmong the Wambugwe of Tanganyika, when a person dies a member of the same lineage is designated to take his place in the kinship structure. The substitute assumes most of the kinship relations of the dead person and also, in the case of a married person, his affinal relations. This well-integrated institution has the function of restoring to surviving relatives the loss that attends death: parents have a lost child replaced, children a lost parent, and a married person a lost spouse. So far as I know, this institution has not been previously reported in such organized form for an African society or from elsewhere in the world; though most of its features, taken separately, are found in other societies. These include rules for the inheritance of property, for succession to social position, and for preferential marriage of widows; principles of guardianship for orphans; and adoption customs. All of these are organized in the single institution described in this paper.

Some Problems Involved in the Development of Secondary Industries in West Africa

Africa ◽  
1943 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 165-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Stopford
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
African Society ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
The World ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Small Scale Industries ◽  
Economic Considerations

Opening ParagraphIn recent years increasing attention has been given to the question of developing small-scale industries in the Colonial Dependencies. It is now generally agreed that such a development is essential in the interests of the territories themselves and for the ultimate benefit of Great Britain and, the world. So enthusiastic indeed has been the acceptance of this new policy that there is now a danger that adequate attention may not be given to the needs of the local communities themselves, the service of which is the main justification for the establishment of these industries. However important it may be for world prosperity that the purchasing power of the peoples of Africa should be raised, it is no less important that every scheme of industrialization should be related to the requirements of the peoples of Africa, and the organization of the industries must be in harmony with local traditions. If this is not done the new industries, whether they are built up on local traditional crafts or are completely ‘exotic’, may prove to be socially disruptive. Every development of this kind has social and political consequences which are as important as the economic results, and which may, indeed, override financial and economic considerations. An increase in the material prosperity of Africa would be paid for too highly if the price should prove to be the disintegration of African society.

Bushman Folklore

Africa ◽  
1929 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothea F. Bleek
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Opening Paragraph

Opening ParagraphThe name of Bushman has been given to a small and rapidly JL diminishing race of African natives who were, and in places still are, scattered over the central and southern parts of the continent from the Cape to near the Equator. They seem to be the survivors of very early inhabitants of this portion of the world, and were certainly here before the allied race of Hottentots or any Bantu-speaking people arrived.

An Historical Perspective of the Giriama and Witchcraft Control

Africa ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Brantley
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
African Society ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Protection And Control ◽  
And Control

Opening ParagraphWherever belief in witchcraft permeated an African society, fear prevailed and people demanded protection and control. Even though the degree of African concern about witchcraft was not always appreciated by outsiders, it was possible, at least in centralized societies, for such outsiders to discern the processes that were involved in its control. A king or a priest who failed to control the spread of witchcraft and to alleviate the fear was unlikely to maintain his authority for long. In non-centralized societies, the problem of witchcraft and the means of control were less clear-cut. Solutions were rarely obvious and easy.

Рукопись Д. С. Бембеева-Сальмина «Ойратские триады»

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-121
Author(s):  
Larisa Badmaevna Mandzhikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Scientific Center ◽  
Biographical Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Kinship Relations ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Political Figure

Introduction.Dorje Soktunovich Bembeyev-Salmin is one of the famous representatives of the old Kalmyk intelligentsia, a linguist, orientalist, public and political figure. His scientific works and biographical information are preserved in the private archive of D. S. Bembeev-Salmin in the Scientific Archive of the Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (F. 10). This archive contains 12 items of storage for 1959. Among them are translations of works by Russian writers to the Kalmyk language, manuscripts of the text «The Orthography of the Oirat-Mongolian writing», Kalmyk folk proverbs and sayings, triads, pentastichesrecorded by D. S. Bembeev-Salmin. Of particular interest are the triads ― «orchlngingurvnts»(‘that there are three in the world’), recorded by him in 1931, they are one of the varieties of Kalmyk riddles. The themes of the riddles of the triads are diverse: everyday life, house hold activities, material culture, nature, family and kinship relations, ethics. D. S. Bembeyev-Salmin translated some of the three verses himself. This determines the value of the materials collected by him and their introduction into scientific circulation. The full text of the manuscript materials is published for the first time in this article.

The world of the Yoruba taxi driver: an interpretive approach to vehicle slogans

Africa ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olatunde Bayo Lawuyi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
World View ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Taxi Driver ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
The World ◽  
Status Mobility ◽  
Opening Paragraph

Opening ParagraphThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the slogans which are so prominent and ubiquitous on motor vehicles as expressions of social stratification among the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria. I interpret the slogans in the context of the taxi owners' and drivers' social interactions, not just as disembodied expressions of a total Yoruba world view. In studying the slogans I pay particular attention to processes of accumulation of wealth, status mobility and the way these are affected by cultural values. It is argued that the vehicle owners make different claims at different stages of their careers. Their fears and hopes at each stage must be understood in the light of the contemporary Christian and traditional mix of beliefs about destiny, the world and God.

scholarly journals Kinship Terms: Universality and Ethnolinguistic Saliance

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2 (5)) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Kristine Harutyunyan
Keyword(s):  
The World ◽  
Kinship Relations ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Given ◽  
Solid System

The article attempts to examine the characteristic features of kinship terms in Armenian, English and Russian. Kinship terms make up a solid system with closely interconnected constituents. Kinship terms, which can be found in all languages, act as universalities. However, being universalities kinship terms may be different in different languages in terms of ethnolinguistic salience. The existence of certain kinship terms in a given language is, of course, connected with the kinship relations existing in the given society. Language affects the world perception of the language bearers. It reflects the notions and phenomena that are of prime importance for the speakers of the given language.

scholarly journals Rola języka w uwalnianiu się z dziedzicznych traum

Politeja ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2(65)) ◽  
pp. 189-204
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Marcol
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Village

The Role of Language in Releasing from Inherited Traumas. Negotiations of the Social Position of the Silesian Minority in Serbian Banat The aim of the paper is to show the dependence between language, collective memory (also post-memory) and sense of identity. This issue is analysed using the example of an ethnic minority living in the village of Ostojićevo (Banat, Serbia) called ‘Toutowie.’ Their ancestors came in the 19th century from Wisła (Silesian Cieszyn, Poland); they left their homes because of great hunger and were looking for jobs in Banat. Narratives about the past contain traumatic experiences of the past generations transmitted in the Silesian dialect and constituting communicative memory. At the same time, a new Polish national identity is being constructed, supported by institutions and authorities; it carries a new image of the world and creates a new cultural memory. This new identity – shaped on the basis of national categories – leads to changes of its self-identification and gives the opportunity to raise its social position in the multi-ethnic Banat community.

Kenimani-Kenimatoni Organisational Practice : An Africanised Construct of Superordinate-Subordinate Relationships in a University System

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Bunmi Isaiah Omodan
Keyword(s):  
African Society ◽  
Relationship Dynamics ◽  
Theoretical Formulation ◽  
University System ◽  
Organisational Theory ◽  
African Languages ◽  
The World ◽  
Yoruba Language ◽  
Organisational Practice ◽  
University Community

This theoretical formulation responded to the quest for Africanised epistemic space to construct the hidden indigenous practices into the world of knowledge. Kenimani (that others may not have) and Kenimatoni (that others may not reach up to one’s status), a Yoruba language, one of the African languages was rationalised as an organisational theory of relationships capable of understanding and interpreting people’s actions, and inactions in organisations. The exploration was guided by examining how the underlying meaning and principles of Kenimani-Kenimatoni can be exemplified to the leadership and followership syndrome of organisational relationships. The article was designed using inductive and deductive experiential exploration to present the argument. Yoruba and its beauties were examined to open a linguistic permutation for the analysis. The two Yoruba words ‘kenimani’ and ‘kenimatoni’and their conjunctional framing as peculiar to university community were elucidated to reflect university organisational relationships. The dilemma of positivism and the negativism and the principles embedded in the Kenimani-Kenimatoni organisational practices were uncovered. The Kenimani-Kenimatoni epistemic standpoint was also exemplified with the conclusion that African society is rich in knowledge and practices. Therefore, an Africanised practice like Kenimani- Kenimatoni can explain relationship dynamics in organisations, though this is open to further scholastic discourse.

Part 2 Some Features of Flight Testing on the Fairey F.D.2 Leading up to the Successful Attempt on the World Speed Record and Subsequent Flying

1957 ◽  
Vol 61 (559) ◽  
pp. 447-466
Author(s):  
L. P. Twiss
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Test Report ◽  
Handling Characteristics ◽  
Successful Attempt ◽  
The World ◽  
Air Speed ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Interesting Development ◽  
Engineering Personnel

The opening paragraph in my first Flight Test Report after the initial flight of the Fairey Delta 2 still rings very true today:—“This aircraft shews every promise of being a very pleasant flying machine. Soon after take-off, I had confidence in the handling characteristics, and I should like to congratulate all the design and engineering personnel who made this possible.”This great day was the 6th October 1954, at Boscombe Down, and was the start of an intensely interesting development programme—not without its setbacks and excitements—which was highlighted last March by the gaining of the World's Absolute Air Speed Record for Britain. The early flights followed the pattern of most prototype aircraft and, but for an unfortunate setback on the fourteenth flight, went very smoothly.

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