The Swahili-Speaking Peoples of Zanzibar and the East African Coast (Arabs, Shirazi and Swahili): East Central Africa Part XII (Ethnographic Survey of Africa)

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples.Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers. Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Foreword -- CONTENTS -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction -- The Swahili -- The Arabs -- The Shirazi -- Territorial Grouping and Nomenclature -- Territorial grouping and nomenclature -- Neighbouring tribes and countries -- Demography -- Language -- Physical Environment -- Geography -- Vegetation -- Climate -- The sea -- Archaeology -- Sites in Somaliland -- Sites on the coast of Kenya -- Sites in Tanganyika -- Sites on Pemba Island -- Sites on the Island of Zanzibar -- Sites on Mafia Island -- History -- Introduction -- A survey of Swahili history -- Main Features of Economy -- Hunting -- Mangrove cutting -- Other forest produce -- Fishing -- Agriculture -- crops and implements -- the seasons -- shifting cultivation, crop rotation and yields -- Nutrition -- Land rights -- Livestock -- Trade and commerce -- Shipping -- Land transport -- Economic organization -- Slavery -- Economic relations and indebtedness -- Occupations -- Division of labour -- Arts and crafts -- lime burning -- stonework -- pottery -- wood working -- weaving -- plaiting -- metal work -- shipbuilding -- other crafts -- Social Structure -- villages -- towns -- housing -- household furniture -- Household and family -- Wider kinship units and descent groups -- Kinship terminology -- Marriage -- Divorce -- Illicit unions -- Local groups: town, village, and region -- Associations -- Political Organization and Law -- The polity -- Pate -- Kilwa -- Vumba and the Shirazi stools -- Other state-like structures -- The republic -- Local government -- Law -- Warfare -- Other Cultural Features -- Birth -- Death and burial -- Tombs, graves and graveyards -- Literacy -- Education -- Initiation -- Ornamental art -- Prose and poetry