When Is Genealogy History? Wolof Genealogies in Comparative Perspective
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Judith T. Irvine, “When Is Genealogy History? Wolof Genealogies in Comparative Perspective,” Portail documentaire EnJeu[x], consulté le 11 novembre 2024, https://collections.enfance-jeunesse.fr/items/show/1640.
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Statut du document | Public |
Titre | When Is Genealogy History? Wolof Genealogies in Comparative Perspective |
Créateur | Judith T. Irvine |
Date | 1978 |
Droits | Copyright © 1978 American Anthropological Association |
Langue | en |
Type | Journal Article |
Author | Judith T. Irvine |
Type de contenu | Journal Article |
ISSN | 0094-0496 |
Abstract Note | The Wolof of Senegal construct genealogies that represent a closer approximation to a historical past than do the genealogies of certain other peoples, notably the Nuer, the Luo, and the Tiv - the classic ethnographic examples of genealogy as projection of present-day political relationships onto the past. This paper examines the construction and use of Wolof genealogies in the light of these other ethnographic cases, in order to identify social conditions that tend to preserve historical accuracy in an oral tradition. Those conditions concern the relation of the genealogist to his subject matter, the nature of the political climate in which he operates, and the forms of discourse at his disposal. It is suggested that the essential property of Wolof social organization bringing these conditions about is not so much the existence of a centralized state as the caste framework in which the state is embedded. |
Access Date | 2015-06-17 12:45:11 |
Date | 1978 |
Issue | 4 |
Journal Abbreviation | American Ethnologist |
Langue | en |
Library Catalog | JSTOR |
Pages | 651-674 |
Publication Title | American Ethnologist |
Droits | Copyright © 1978 American Anthropological Association |
Short Title | When Is Genealogy History? |
Titre | When Is Genealogy History? Wolof Genealogies in Comparative Perspective |
URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/643643 |
Volume | 5 |
Attachment Title | JSTOR Full Text PDF |
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