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Houses in the rain forest : ethnicity and inequality among farmers and foragers in Central Africa /

Main Author: Grinker, Roy Richard, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Efe (African people) > Hunting.
Efe (African people) > Ethnic identity.
Hunting and gathering societies > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Ituri Forest.
Lese (African people) > Agriculture.
Lese (African people) > Ethnic identity.
Agriculture > Social aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ituri Forest (Congo) > Ethnic relations. > Ituri Forest.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=11681
Table of Contents:
  • Note on language and orthography
  • Introduction: from tribes to ethnic groups
  • The history and isolation of the Lese
  • Gender and ethnicity
  • The house and the economy
  • Witchcraft and the opposition of houses
  • Conclusion: a union of opposites.

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