The Primitive City of TimbuctooAnchor Books, 1965 - 334 من الصفحات The Primitive City of Timbuctoo is a report of the life and customs of three major ethnic groups living in this ancient city, as seen by Mr. Miner during a seven months' residence there. The three groups studied were the Arabs, the Songhoi, and the Taurey. The author shows that each of these groups casts its influence upon the religion, customs, mores, education, and life in general of all its inhabitants, e.g., Arabs on Songhoi and vice versa. Mr. Miner has given a very thorough and detailed account of life there. In some instances the details may even detract from the trend of thought. He has used not only first-hand information that he obtained by living with these primitive peoples, but has used extensively many reference books on life there by other authors. The author gives a clear picture of the geographical location of Timbuctoo and the surrounding countries and a very vivid and picturesque description of the marriage and divorce customs of each of the groups. He likewise furnishes interesting details and other information of birth customs, birth rates, death, and burial practices of each of the great groups, reporting numerous of their beliefs in life after death, the types of spirits believed in, and methods of controlling or appeasing the evil spirits. -- From http://www.jstor.org (Oct. 13, 2016). |
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الصفحة 10
... Timbuctoo . He spoke Arabic and claimed to be Moslem but he was generally believed to be Christian . The only thing which saved his life was that , during his stay , he ... Timbuctoo The desert warriors of 10 THE PRIMITIVE CITY OF TIMBUCTOO.
... Timbuctoo . He spoke Arabic and claimed to be Moslem but he was generally believed to be Christian . The only thing which saved his life was that , during his stay , he ... Timbuctoo The desert warriors of 10 THE PRIMITIVE CITY OF TIMBUCTOO.
الصفحة 72
... Timbuctoo so the buyer of salt works on a comfortable margin . However , one has to be a camel owner to buy salt profitably at the mines , for the carrying charge to Timbuctoo is four - fifths of the number of bars carried.30 It is ...
... Timbuctoo so the buyer of salt works on a comfortable margin . However , one has to be a camel owner to buy salt profitably at the mines , for the carrying charge to Timbuctoo is four - fifths of the number of bars carried.30 It is ...
الصفحة 311
... Timbuctoo in 1591. As a group they constitute the upperclass of the Songhoi , whose culture they have adopted in large part . azalai . A caravan going from Timbuctoo to Taodeni , in the central Sahara , and bringing back rock salt ...
... Timbuctoo in 1591. As a group they constitute the upperclass of the Songhoi , whose culture they have adopted in large part . azalai . A caravan going from Timbuctoo to Taodeni , in the central Sahara , and bringing back rock salt ...
المحتوى
Characteristics of the Population | 20 |
Hair Patterns of Children | 25 |
Schematic Plan of Timbuctoo | 38 |
حقوق النشر | |
17 من الأقسام الأخرى غير ظاهرة
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
Ababash Abaradyu age-set Alfa Allah Arab Arab and Songhoi Arab slaves Arma Bambara baraka barbers behavior Bela belief Berabich birth Bourem boys bride brother buctoo bush cadi Caillié camels caravan ceremony charms child circumcision cloth commercial common conflict corpse couscous cowries cross-cousins culture custom Daga daughter deceased divorce Djenné economic ethnic group father feast fetish French Gabibi genii ghoi gifts girl give grave groom Hausa husband huts in-law Islam Kabara kabi kambu Keyna kola nuts kondey Koran koterey marabouts marriage married Moroccan Morocco Moslem mosque mother native Negro Niger parents pattern person population prayer quarter recognized relatives religious ritual robes saints salt sand Sankore serfs shea butter shereef siblings Sidali sister social Songhoi Sonni Ali sorcerer status Sudan supernatural taboo Taodeni term Timbuctoo tion town trade traits Tuareg urban vendors Westermarck wife witch wives woman women Yakouba Yoruba