The Baganda
The Baganda
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Summary
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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The Baganda by John Roscoe
Missionary and amateur anthropologist John Roscoe (1861–1932) published this account of the Baganda tribe of Buganda in 1911, to preserve a record of a sophisticated people before their cultural traditions were undermined as their territory became part of the British Protectorate of Uganda. He had spent twenty-five years in Africa, during which he interviewed the people in their own languages about their customs and religious beliefs. The Baganda is a straightforward survey of a traditionally organised way of life. Birth, upbringing, marriage, death and burial, clans, kings, government, warfare, and other topics are treated in careful detail. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the longest chapter is on religion, but Roscoe makes non-judgmental observations on customs which did not fit with western morality. More recent anthropological research has amplified Roscoe's findings, but has found little to correct, and this remains a standard work on a culture about to undergo a massive transformation.
Roscoe, John: -
John Roscoe is a teacher, historian, and researcher living in Central Minnesota. His interest in the heritage and history of Minnesota has led him to drive all around the state documenting these unique testaments to Minnesota's agricultural legacy. His previous book, Legacies of Faith, was an architectural exploration of the Catholic churches of Stearns County, Minnesota.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108031394 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108031390 |
| Title | The Baganda |
| Author | John Roscoe |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 594 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |