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). |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-3 من 35
الصفحة 101
... night at midnight , with an axe over his shoulder . A genie , who had seen him do this , was talking with a lion and told him that he feared the man . The lion said that he was not afraid , so they waited for the rider . When he came ...
... night at midnight , with an axe over his shoulder . A genie , who had seen him do this , was talking with a lion and told him that he feared the man . The lion said that he was not afraid , so they waited for the rider . When he came ...
الصفحة 130
... night to profit by the seasonal rush of business . Every young man , who is not already outfitted , is trying to buy a new robe or conclude a deal to secure the money to do so . The birth of Mohammed is celebrated all night begin- ning ...
... night to profit by the seasonal rush of business . Every young man , who is not already outfitted , is trying to buy a new robe or conclude a deal to secure the money to do so . The birth of Mohammed is celebrated all night begin- ning ...
الصفحة 133
... night and again during the day . There are tom - toms for the youth at night . During the day , many of the Songhoi again walk three times , counter - clockwise , around the Great Mosque and go to the tomb of a saint outside the walls ...
... night and again during the day . There are tom - toms for the youth at night . During the day , many of the Songhoi again walk three times , counter - clockwise , around the Great Mosque and go to the tomb of a saint outside the walls ...
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 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