I have previously written two books on the nuer, a cattleherding people dwelling in the swamps and savannah of the southern angloegyptian sudan. African systems of kinship and marriage, london, new york, toronto. This book is part of the classic study of the british anthropologist evanspritchard about the nuer. But although nuer are constantly asserting the solidarity of the polygamous family, it is as evident to themselves as it is to the observer that things are often different. A nuer community, whether small or big, is not composed exclusively of members of a single lineage and their wives or, correspondingly, not all members of a lineage live in the same community. A description of the modes of livelihood and political institutions of a nilotic people was published in 1940 and kinship and marriage among the nuer in 1951. Kinship and marriage among the nuer by evanspritchard, e.
The nuer is a superb ethnographic work done by evanspritchard. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Together with other two volumes, one about politics, other about religion, this book is one of the most interesting study about kinship in all social anthropology. What is the term used by anthropologists to describe nuer social structure and kinship relations. Ethnographic example tumbles after ethnographic example. The e book with title kinship and marriage among the nuer clarendon paperbacks contains a lot of information that you can study it. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The nuer people are a nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the nile valley. Sir edward evanspritchards classic writings on the n. Rhodeslivingstone paper in i945, and is a very important source of information on nuer kinship. The others were published as kinship and marriage among the nuer 1951 and nuer religion 1956. Buth and mar among the nuer references listed are the primary ones used in the development of ideas or quoted.
Eps argument is that the nuer, even as examples of hobbes imagined state of nature, have no government. Kith should in some way be recognized as agnatic relatives. Although the theory of the book is an abiding part of anthropological discussion and controversy, having become a model for the study of other societies, we should still return to the facts, asking to what extent the nuer model fits the way of life of the nuer of the southern sudan. The members of a clan share a totem and believe in their descent from that totem. Sir edward evanspritchards classic writings on the nuer of southern sudan have made them one of the most famous peoples in ethnographic literature. Beyond this is a bright tight book with otherwise flawless text pages. In it, the author vividly portrays the experience of growing up in a nuer community, describing daily life, marriage,sex, death, and birth. The hobbesian argument is that the state of nature compels humans to create government.
They speak the nuer language, which belongs to the nilosaharan family. They are concentrated in south sudan, with some also found in southwestern ethiopia. When his writings were first published a half a century ago, they created a new agenda for social anthropology. It vividly portrays the experience of growing up in a nuer community, describing daily life, marriage, sex, death, and birth. A description of the modes of livelihood and political institutions of a nilotic people. It also makes clear the essential difference between the discourse of political association and that of kinship, and shows the part played by. Kinship and marriage among the nuer is the second of his trilogy on the society and culture of this pastoral people. What kinship isand is not university of chicago press. The nuer of angloegyptian sudan were the last indigenous peole in british africa to be.
This principle is often confounded by the actual composition of local groups, but the ideal configuration persists across time. Kinship and marriage among the nuer book, 1984 worldcat. Kinship and marriage among the nuer resolute reader. Kinship and credit among the nuer1 africa cambridge core. In the books introduction, evanspritchard warmly thanked the nuer for the welcome he felt they gave him. The way that ep describes the nuer not only fits hobbes description of humans in a state of nature, but at many points borrows language from hobbes. A description of the modes of livelihoods and political institutions of a nilotic people oxford, 1940, kinship and marriage among the nuer oxford, 1951, and. Buy kinship and marriage among the nuer clarendon paperbacks new ed by evanspritchard, edward isbn. Start studying anthropology chapter 10 kinship, family, and marriage.
The authors describe what being related does for particular people living in speci. Kinship and marriage among thenuer is the second of his trilogy on the society and culture of this pastoral people. E and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Even kinship, that basic fact in the sociology of any primitive community, is customarily.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Kinship and marriage among the nuer edward e evans. For the nuer relationships between family groups are the most fundamental aspects of society. This particular book exist new understanding the information that exist in this publication represented the. References to the nuer occur in the published diaries of several nineteenthcentury explorers.
The nuer consider kinship the most important basis of social organization. Kinship and marriage among the nuer edward evan evans. Kinship and marriage among the nuer edition 1 by edward. Together with other two volumes, one about politics, other about. As the title suggests, the major themes of the book are the way of life of the people, their ecological conditions and modes of livelihood as well as the social organisation of the nuer. Nuer imagine that all adult males can claim ancestry to all other adult.
It is the latter half of the book that deals with the description of the nuer political, lineage. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The present volume, nuer religion, completes a study. In particular he examines the complex social organisation around marriage and kinship, relationships between human beings, that have very important ramifications for wider nuer society. This chapter discusses the much stronger restrictions on female sexuality among the nepalese brahmans than among the nuer. What do the nuer do when the land becomes depleted of nutrients as a result of growing millet and other plants. In the first chapter the composition of the community and the bonds of kinship between its members are described in concrete detail. Also known as a primary kinship, it involves people who are directly related. It is not only a classical analysis of kinship, discussing categories like clan or lineage in the african context, but evanspritchard also inovates bringing, for instance, the main role of women in the nuer kinship. But when you realize the forces behind his work, its really difficult to not read the book as a military report. Sir edward evanspritchards writings on the nuer of southern sudan have made them one of the most famous peoples in ethnographic literature.
Kinship and marriage among the nuer clarendon paperbacks 9780198278474 by evanspritchard, edward and a great selection of similar. Societies vary in terms of the extent to which women are considered full members of their natal patrilines, and in terms of what happens to their membership when they marry. Kinship and the local community marriage prohibitions and incest marriage the family kinship. Anthropology chapter 10 kinship, family, and marriage. The nuer a description of the modes of livelihood and political institutions of a nilotic people.
In it, the author vividly portrays the experience of growing up in a nuer community, describing daily life, marriage, sex, death, and birth. Evanspritchard kinship and marriage among the nuer. One of the largest ethnic groups in southern sudan, the nuer people are pastoralists who herd cattle for a living. Kinship and marriage among the nuer book depository.
Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Defamiliarizing some classic cases, challenging the established analytic categories of anthropology, the contributors to this innovative book focus on the boundary between the biological and the social, and bring into question the received wisdom at the heart of the study of kinship. Kinship and marriage among the nuer by evanspritchard. All legal marital unions are recognized through the exchange of bridewealth, in the form of cattle, between the husbands kin and the rightful claimants of these goods among the family of the bride. Kinship and marriage among the nuer by e e evans pritchard. Kinship and marriage among the nuer clarendon paperbacks. Immediately download the nuer summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching nuer. Nuer kinship nuer domestic groups are based on the ideal of patrilateral descent. The nuer was the first of three books which evanspritchard would publish on the nuer. Cultural anthropology university of minnesota duluth. People determine whether they are related by their clan names. This is the most basic and universal type of kinship. Rather than taking the content of kinship for granted.