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The Maasai of Matapato: A Study of Rituals of Rebellion 2nd Edition
Author(s): Paul Spencer (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 11 May 2016
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138146838
- ISBN-13: 9781138146839
Book Description
When first published in 1988, this classic study was the first to relate the dynamics of the Maasai age organisation to the tensions within the family. Together, these provide the twin strands of a man’s career, opposed ritually and reflecting a fundamental ambivalence in Maasai thought. The analysis is illustrated with extensive case material from the the Matapato, selected for this study as a typical Maasai group.
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Paul Spencer (Author)
