Culture and Customs of SomaliaBloomsbury Publishing USA, 30.10.2001 - 224 sivua Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation, is finally recovering from recent wars and famine. Written by a native Somali, Culture and Customs of Somalia gives students and interested readers an in-depth look at the land and people, past and present. It is the only accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date general reference on this country. Somalia was once colonized by Europeans, but Abdullahi's superb survey, with its historical context, evokes a Somaliland from a Somali viewpoint. This Muslim country has strong pastoral roots and is known as a land of poets with a long oral cultural tradition. Some highlights found herein include discussion of handcrafts and artisanry, distinctive architecture and nomad housing, camel culture, intriguing food and eating customs, rites of passage, leisure and economic pursuits, education, and the Somali musical genres. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos enhance the text. |
Sisältö
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Religion and Thought | 55 |
3 Literature Drama and Media | 71 |
4 Art Architecture and Housing | 95 |
5 Cuisine and Traditional Dress | 109 |
6 Gender Roles Marriage and Family | 119 |
7 Social Customs and Lifestyle | 137 |
8 Music and Dance | 169 |
Glossary | 181 |
Selected Bibliography | 183 |
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Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Abdillahi Aden Ahmed Aidid ancient Andrzejewski Arabic areas Author's translation Baidoa balwo Bantu Barre regime Barre's Benadir Berbera Boodhari British camels century ceremony Christian coast coastal colonial communities composed countryside Cushitic dances Darod Djibouti Ethiopia exports father gabay Galla genre girls groups Guban Hargeisa Hawiye heello Horn of Africa household I.M. Lewis injera Isaaq Islam Italian Kenya known Koran land livestock London marriage meat migration milk modern Somali Mogadishu Mohamed Abdulle Hassan Muslim nomadic Northern Somali oral Oromo parents pastoral pastoralist play poems poets political popular population practice qadi Red Sea region religious riverine saints Samatar Sheikh Siad Barre social Somali clan Somali cuisine Somali culture Somali language Somali National Somali Poetry Somali society Somali traditional Somaliland song southern Somalia spirit tariqa towns trees University Press urban usually verses villages wadaad woman women word young zaar Zeilah zone