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Kamba proverbs from Eastern Kenya : sources, origins and history / Jeremiah M. Kitunda

Kitunda, Jeremiah M. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Woodbridge ; Rochester : James Currey, 2021 [©2021]

1 Online-Ressource (463 Seiten)

Englisch

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Erscheint auch als: Kamba proverbs from Eastern Kenya / Kitunda, Jeremiah M. [GNDNR:1253049556] (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-80010-269-9

978-1-84701-280-7 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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398.9963953

A unique historical and linguistic resource for those in anthropology, art, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, psychology, religion, sociology, and environmental studies, as well as performers and poets.

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Front Cover -- Contents -- Note on Translation and Orthography -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- Part II: The Natural World -- 2 Atmosphere and Biosphere -- 3 Wild Plants -- 4 Wild Game -- 5 Wild Birds -- 6 Predators and Vermin -- 7 Insects in Kamba History -- 8 Amphibians and Reptiles -- Part III: Kamba at Home -- 9 Farm, Hearth, and Home -- 10 Crops and Other Plants -- 11 Domesticated Animals -- 12 Men and Masculinity -- 13 Women and Motherhood -- 14 Children and Adulthood -- Part IV: Kamba Society -- 15 Place Names and Ethnic Names -- 16 Beliefs, Rituals, and Cosmology -- 17 Wealth and Poverty -- 18 Cuisine and Consumption -- 19 Health, Healing, and the Body -- 20 Trade, Markets, and Industries -- 21 Politics, Conflict, and Peacemaking -- Select Bibliography -- Index.