The Baganda An Account of Their Native Customs and Beliefs
First published in 1911, this account of the Baganda tribe of Uganda by missionary John Roscoe remains an important anthropological work. Speaking their language and with influential native friends, he was able to collect information on their culture before it was transformed by colonial rule and conversion to Christianity.
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9781108031394, 1108031390
714729287
Preface; 1. General survey of the country, life and customs; 2. Birth, infancy and puberty; 3. Marriage; 4. Sickness, death, and burial; 5. Relationships; 6. The clans and their tomes; 7. The king; 8. Government; 9. Religion; 10. Warfare; 11. Industries; 12. The keeping of cows and other domestic animals; 13. Agriculture and food; 14. Hunting; 15. Markets and currency; 16. Wells; 17. Folklore; Anthropometric tables; Explanatory notes to plans; Index.