Mai Weini, a highland village in Eritrea : a study of the people, their livelihood, and land tenure during times of turbulence
This study is an ethnographic account which explores the social organization of an Eritrean highland community and the livelihood of the peasants. The kinship system of the highlands is examined in detail. Analysis shows that it interlinks the individuals and the villages of the highlands into an intricate web of kinship. The lineage system, or gezauti, defines, among other factors, a form of social ...
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NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies