by Jomo Kenyatta ; with an introd. by B. Malinowski.
New York :
Vintage Books,
1965.
xxi, 326 pages :
map ;
19 cm.
A Vintage book, V-210
"Glossary": pages 307-317.
Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1938.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tribal origin and kinship system -- The Gikuyu system of land tenure -- Economic life -- Industries -- System of education -- Initiation of boys and girls -- Sex life among young people -- Marriage system -- The Gikuyu system of government -- Religion and ancestor worship -- The new religion in East Africa -- Magical and medical practices -- Conclusion -- Glossary.
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A comprehensive study of the structure of African society by one of its own leaders Jomo Kenyatta. Using a compassionate tone, describes the life, death, work, play, sex, and the family in the Kikuyu tribe.