The Majangir: Ecology and Society of a Southwest Ethiopian People

by Jack Stauder

Book Overview

The Majangir live on the thickly forested slopes of the south-western edge of the Ethiopian plateau, between the Anuak of the plains and the Galla of the highlands. Their way of life is markedly different from that of their neighbours, and is well adapted to their habitat. They are agriculturalists and the structure of their society is loose and simple. They have no political leaders, the only individuals of any authority being ritual leaders whose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052104085X
• ISBN13: 9780521040853
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"