Theorising Somali Society
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The Shaping of Somali Society
Author | : Lee V. Cassanelli |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2016-11-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1512806668 |
While recurrent drought, war with neighboring Ethiopia, and a staggering refugee crisis have recently propelled the African nation of Somalia into world headlines, remarkably little is known about the history of this East African country. For the first time, Lee Cassanelli makes available a book-length study of Somalia's precolonial heritage. A nation of nomads, the Somalis have through long experience adapted to a harsh, semidesert environment. While persistently divided by clan, sectarian, and regional loyalties in the past, they have nevertheless come to acquire a compelling sense of their cultural unity and national identity. The Shaping of Somali Society examines the historical experiences of these people while focusing on recurrent themes: a deeply rooted kinship system based on lineages that feud as frequently as they cooperate; the gradual Islamization of the entire society through the work of itinerant Sufi saints; the rise and fall of regional sultanates and long-distance trade networks; and a history of resistance to foreign invaders. To reconstruct the past of this important African society, the author draws on ethnographic and linguistic evidence, travelers' accounts, a substantial body of Somali oral traditions, and recollections gathered during several visits to the country. Using this material and the techniques of traditional historiography, Cassanelli examines the precolonial interplay of environmental, social, economic, and religious forces that produced a society that, though politically fragmented, has been integrated at a number of levels of structure, belief, and behavior. Perhaps more importantly, the author discusses the problems of interpreting the often fragmentary historical data and presents a new framework for studying regional patterns of change in a pastoral setting.
Blood and Bone
Author | : I. M. Lewis |
Publisher | : The Red Sea Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Families |
ISBN | : 9780932415936 |
An analysis challenging contemporary,anthropological understanding of kinship,structures.,.
Saints and Somalis
Author | : I. M. Lewis |
Publisher | : The Red Sea Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781569021033 |
This collection of essays based on first-hand anthropological field research spanning many years, brings together in a single volume the author's collected material on characteristics of popular Islam amongst the Somali of the Horn of Africa. Rigorous, outspoken, and backing his arguments with reflections based on a lifetime of research and scholarship, Lewis makes a major contribution to understanding the place and role of religion in Somali society.
From Tyranny to Anarchy
Author | : Hussein Mohamed Adam |
Publisher | : Red Sea Press(NJ) |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
An exploration of the Somali crisis, which reveals the political cultures of Somalia and Somaliland in the process, and the underlying complexities that can result in the collapse or sustained development of a society. Dr Adam explores how the indigenous political structures of Somalia and Somaliland foster local initiatives in peace building and democratic governance, whilst examining the inner workings of the Siyad dictatorship and its militarism, and the civil wars of Somali past.
Daybreak is Near
Author | : Ali Jimale Ahmed |
Publisher | : The Red Sea Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781569020234 |
In Daybreak is Near ... : Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in modern Somali society of the past half century. The writer examines Somali literature, both written and oral, to trace the development of Somali nationalism, as well as seek explanations for the disintegration of the post-colonial Somali nation-state.