Luyia of Kenya: A Cultural Profile

Name: Luyia of Kenya: A Cultural Profile
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ISBN: 9781466983328

ISBN-10: 1466983329

ISBN-13: 9781466983328

Edition: 2013

Authors: Shadrack Amakoye Bulimo

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The Luyia, like other Africans subsumed by imperialist conquest, are groping in the dark to find new meaning to their lives. By emigrating from tribal territory to towns, Luyia tribesmen lost strong communal links that bonded traditional society in which security of the individual was assured. The real danger, however, is the infiltration of neo-capitalism in the remotest villages, sweeping away what little is left of the culture of a bygone era. The need to preserve our cultural resources for future generations is critical. Colonial institutions radically altered traditional governance, economic and magico-religious structures. Clan elders, hitherto the pseudo-legal centers of political…

Book details

List price: $26.10
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Author Solutions
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 698
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English