The Dobe Ju/'hoansi, Volume 10This classic, bestselling study of the Kung San, foragers of the Dobe area of the Kalahari Desert describes a people's reactions to the forces of modernization, detailing relatively recent changes to Kung rituals, beliefs, social structure, marriage and kinship system. It documents their determination to take hold of their own destiny-despite exploitation of their habitat and relentless development-to assert their political rights and revitalize their communities. Use of the name Ju/'hoansi (meaning "real people") acknowledges their new sense of empowerment. |
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Page 69
... joking and avoidance . All Ju kin relations are either joking ( k " ãi , " to joke " or " to play " ) or avoidance ( kwa , " to fear " or " respect " ) . And all of ego's kin fall into one or another of the two categories . For a woman ...
... joking and avoidance . All Ju kin relations are either joking ( k " ãi , " to joke " or " to play " ) or avoidance ( kwa , " to fear " or " respect " ) . And all of ego's kin fall into one or another of the two categories . For a woman ...
Page 70
... joking relative one acts in a relaxed fashion and speaks on famil- iar terms . The fact that ! kun ! a and tun fall ... joking relatives , too , there is a considerable range of behavior . Toward your own grandparent you can be ...
... joking relative one acts in a relaxed fashion and speaks on famil- iar terms . The fact that ! kun ! a and tun fall ... joking relatives , too , there is a considerable range of behavior . Toward your own grandparent you can be ...
Page 74
... joking term , and his FF becomes a tsu , an avoidance term . Now what about his FBS , who ordinarily would be a ! kuma ? He now must become a tsuma if the principle of alternating generations is to hold . In short , in up to half the ...
... joking term , and his FF becomes a tsu , an avoidance term . Now what about his FBS , who ordinarily would be a ! kuma ? He now must become a tsuma if the principle of alternating generations is to hold . In short , in up to half the ...
Contents
The Juhoansi | 1 |
The People of the Dobe Area | 8 |
Environment and Settlement | 23 |
Copyright | |
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