The Northern Bantu
An Account of Some Central African Tribes of the Uganda Protectorate

An ethnographic survey of six different indigenous Bantu speaking groups in Uganda, first published in 1915.

John Roscoe (Author)

9781108010726, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 August 2010

372 pages, 23 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg

John Roscoe (1861–1932) was an ordained Christian missionary who was elected a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Society in 1912 for his contributions to the ethnographic record of Uganda. John Roscoe joined the Uganda mission in 1891 and upon returning to England in 1909 he began to publish the results of his investigations into the lives of the indigenous people in Uganda. This edition contains an ethnographic survey of six different indigenous Bantu speaking groups living near Lake Victoria, and was first published as part of the Cambridge Archaeological and Ethnological Series in 1912. In this work he describes the social, political and economic life of these groups before European influence from colonialism, drawn from interviews with local people in their own language. This volume contains views on ethnicity which were acceptable at the time this volume was published.

Part I. The Banyoro, a Pastoral People: 1. The country, the people, the king
2. Government
3. Clans, totems and terms of relationship
4. Marriage and birth
5. Sickness and death
6. Industries
7. Warfare
8. Hunting, drums and their use
9. Religious beliefs
Part II. The Banyankole, a Pastoral Tribe of Ankole: 10. The country and people
11. Government, clans and totems, marriage
12. Birth customs, sickness, death and burial
13. Religious beliefs, hunting, counting and division of time, music and games
Part III. The Bakene, Lake Dwellers: 14. The Bakene, lake dwellers
sociology, government, religion, fishing, building, dress and ornaments
Part IV. The Bagesu a Cannibal Tribe: 15. The Bagesu, cultivation, food and government
16. Marriage, birth, sickness and death
17. Religious beliefs
18. Music, dancing, warfare, building, amusements and hunting
Part V. The Bagosa: 19. North-western district, central district and southern district
20. Marriage and birth customs
21. Sickness, death and burial
22. Government, industries, pleasures, building and warfare
23. Religious beliefs
Part VI. Nilotic Tribes, the Bateso and the Kavirondo: 24. The Bateso and their country, government, social customs and religion
25. The Nilotic Kavirondo and their country, government, marriage, birth and puberty
26. Sickness, death, burial, warfare, industries, religion and relationships
Index.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]