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Title: | Morphology of Mpondomise Descent Groups |
Author: | Hammond-Tooke, W. David |
Year: | 1968 |
Periodical: | Africa: Journal of the International African Institute |
Volume: | 38 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | January |
Pages: | 26-46 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | ancestor worship Nguni Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External links: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1157337 https://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pao:&rft_dat=xri:pao:article:4011-1968-038-00-000003 |
Abstract: | The Mpondomise are a Cape Nguni people of the Transkei, South Africa, After defining the congregation of the ancestor cult of this people, the locus ritual authority within it, and the relationship of the living members of the group to the dead, the crucial structures in any understanding of the ancestor cult, - the family and the lineage -, are examined. As the lineages are not local units to any marked degree the question of the formal structure of the Mpondomise lineage and the functions and interests that explain its clear definition as an important piece of social organization, despite its scatter, is then examined. Returning to the question whether members of all the segments can trace their relationship to each other, and what the implications are for the developed concept of lineage if they cannot, a closer look is made at the internal structure of the lineage. This is followed by further examination of the ritual sphere in which it is that the essential unity of the lineage is exhibited. References, notes, French summary. |