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 14
... remains Sudanese in char- acter.2 The average size of the households in Timbuctoo is four persons . Both high infant mortality and low birth rate cause families to be small . In a sample of over two hun- dred families , the maximum ...
... remains Sudanese in char- acter.2 The average size of the households in Timbuctoo is four persons . Both high infant mortality and low birth rate cause families to be small . In a sample of over two hun- dred families , the maximum ...
الصفحة 202
... remains retired from view , the men chant sections from the Koran before they leave . This night even the smiths leave the couple to their own devices . The low class companions are back again the next morn- ing bright and early to ...
... remains retired from view , the men chant sections from the Koran before they leave . This night even the smiths leave the couple to their own devices . The low class companions are back again the next morn- ing bright and early to ...
الصفحة 230
... remains in bed and uses a pottery or calabash vessel as a sort of bed pan . This container is emptied into the hole , which continues to serve the woman as a latrine during daylight until forty days have passed . When the baby's ...
... remains in bed and uses a pottery or calabash vessel as a sort of bed pan . This container is emptied into the hole , which continues to serve the woman as a latrine during daylight until forty days have passed . When the baby's ...
المحتوى
Characteristics of the Population | 20 |
Hair Patterns of Children | 25 |
Schematic Plan of Timbuctoo | 38 |
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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