The Pygmies Africans Of The Congo Forest

Author : Sonia Bleeker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pygmies: Africans of the Congo Forest written by Sonia Bleeker and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the customs and way of life of the Pygmy peoples, especially the Mbuti tribe, who live in the rainforests of the northeast Congo.

Author : Herbert Lang
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomad Dwarfs and Civilization written by Herbert Lang and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barry S. Hewlett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351514113
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hunter-Gatherers of the Congo Basin written by Barry S. Hewlett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forest foragers of the Congo Basin, known collectively as "Pygmies," are the largest and most diverse group of active hunter-gatherers remaining in the world. At least fifteen different ethno-linguistic groups exist in the Congo Basin with a total population of 250,000 to 350,000 individuals. Extensive knowledge about these groups has accumulated in the last forty years, but readers have been forced to piece together what is known from many sources. French, Japanese, American, and British researchers have conducted the majority of the research; each national research group has its own academic traditions, history, and publications. Here, leading academic authorities from diverse national traditions summarize recent research on forest hunter-gatherers. The volume explores the diversity and uniformity of Congo Basin hunter-gatherer life by providing detailed but accessible overviews of recent research. It represents the first book in over twenty-five years to provide a comprehensive and holistic overview of African forest hunter-gatherers. Chapters discuss the cultural variation in characteristic features of Congo Basin hunter-gatherer life, such as their yodeled polyphonic music, pronounced egalitarianism, multiple-child caregiving, and complex relations with neighboring farming groups. Other contributors address theoretical issues, such as why Pygmies are short, how tropical forest hunter-gatherers live without the carbohydrates they receive from neighboring farmers, and how hunter-gatherer children learn to share so extensively.

Author : Colin M. Turnbull
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781789872064
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forest People: Africa's Pygmy Tribes Along the Congo River - Their Hunter-Gatherer Culture, Village Customs and Bond with Nature written by Colin M. Turnbull and published by Pantianos Classics. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, anthropologist Colin Turnbull lived among the pygmies of the Congo river for three years - this is his account of life among the tribespeople. Adventurous as a young man, at the time he moved to the Congo Turnbull already had several years' experience of Africa and its rural cultures. Seeking to shed insight on the pygmy peoples for a wider audience, he sought a home in one of the villages and introduced himself to the locals. Quickly becoming popular in the locality for his courtesy and respectful manners, Turnbull kept a diary and took photographs of the locals, noting their customs and dynamics as a tribal community. The interplay between males and females of the tribe are detailed, with rivalries and conflicts between the younger pygmies. Marriage and the duties therein define the tribe, with complex customs existing between existing and prospective couples. As the tribes live as hunter gatherers, it is necessary for a number of men to be skilled in gathering meat, fruits and vegetables, together with honeycomb - a substance prized by the pygmies for its deliciousness. Turnbull does not bog down his narrative in academic jargon or complex nuance; rather we find an informal, at times even casual, account of life in a forest tribe. We receive a sense of the personalities and priorities accorded; this readability undoubtedly helps us better comprehend the pygmies' lives.

Author : Cuthbert Christy
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Game and Pygmies written by Cuthbert Christy and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780847821624
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Efe Pygmies written by and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through this book's photography and text, the world can now discover a way of life that has remained intact for thousands of years deep within the reaches of the Ituri rain forest. This volume reflects the seasonally based life of the Efe: boys and men at hunt, family life in the camps, dancing and music making, and bark and body painting.

Author : James J. Harrison
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life Among the Pygmies of the Ituri Forest written by James J. Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cuthbert Christy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473336186
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BIG GAME & PYGMIES - EXPERIENC written by Cuthbert Christy and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin Duffy
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478608587
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Forest written by Kevin Duffy and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1995-12-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intimate study portrays the hunter-gatherer Mbuti pygmies of Zaire. Kevin Duffy describes how these forest nomads, who are as adapted to the forest as its wildlife, gratefully acknowledge their beloved home as the source of everything they need: food, clothing, shelter, and affection. Looking on the forest in deified terms, they sing and pray to it and call themselves its children. With his patience and knowledge of their ways, Duffy was accepted by these, the worlds smallest people, and invited to participate in the cycle of their lives from birth to death.

Author : Colin M. Turnbull
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forest People written by Colin M. Turnbull and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: