4 Anger, Comradeship and Age-set Exogamy among Maasai: an Elaboration of Alliance Theory

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Reminiscence and the Manipulation of Experience 8
5. Part I: The Maasai Age System (1976-77)
6. 2 The Natural Substructure of Age-set Systems and the Social Construction of Ageing among Maasai 22
7. 3 Stratification and Social Mobility: Patterns of Inequality among Maasai and Hindus 43
8. 4 Anger, Comradeship and Age-set Exogamy among Maasai: an Elaboration of Alliance Theory 57
9. Part II: Samburu Ritual and Cosmology (1957-60, 1962)
10. 5 Arenas of Dance among Samburu 72
11. 6 Anxiety and the Interpretation of Ritual among Samburu 92
12. 7 The Transfiguration of Samburu Religion 111
13. Part III: Indigenous Democracy and Change Among the Chamus (1959, 1977)
14. 8 The Evolution of Indigenous Knowledge among Chamus – or Global Diffusion? 142
15. 9 Maa Democracy, Development and Alternative Realities: an Open Letter 162
16. References 172
17. List of Maps 176
18. List of Figures 177
19. List of Tables 178
20. List of Charts 179
21. List of Plates 180
22. Subject Index 181
23. Name Index 186