The Gogo: History, Customs, and TraditionsRoutledge, 2015 M06 3 - 168 pages A reconstruction of the history and customs of the Gogo people of Africa, based in part on oral histories, tribal legends and myths. This work was first published in Swahili in 1954 and was sponsored by the British Colonial government in an attempt to promote "tribal" cohesion. |
Contents
The Ironies of Historia Mila na Desturi za Wagogo | 1 |
A Note on the Translation | 35 |
History Customs and Traditions | 37 |
Introduction | 39 |
History of Dodoma | 41 |
History of Manyoni | 85 |
Customs and Traditions | 97 |
Notes to Mnyampalas Text | 127 |
Glossary | 139 |
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| 145 | |
About the Authors | 151 |
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