When Is Genealogy History? Wolof Genealogies in Comparative Perspective

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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.
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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
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