Originally published in 1913 as a supplement to The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán, this volume provides a study of the brands used by camel owners in the Kordofán region of central Sudan. Part one of the text contains the names of brands arranged in alphabetical order, with a note in each case of the tribal sections which most commonly use the brand as their distinctive mark. Part two contains a list of the chief camel-owning tribes of Kordofán and the desert lying between it and Dongola, naming, where possible, the different brands used by each section or subsection. The text is illustrated with examples of brands as they would appear on camels. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Sudanese culture and the development of anthropology.

Brands Used by the Chief Camel-owning Tribes of Kordofán: A Supplement to The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán

MacMichael, H. A.

History

Cambridge University Press

<p>H. A. MacMichael was a member of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government between 1905 and 1933. This two-volume work, first published in 1922, is the culmination of almost twenty years' ethnological research conducted while MacMichael was stationed in various parts of Sudan. It provides detailed histories of the origins, movements and degrees of relation between indigenous groups in Sudan, based on oral histories gained from interviews with local people, and on Sudanese genealogical records known as 'nisbas'. These records provide a valuable insight into the construction and fluidity of ethnic identity at a local and regional level, and have been widely used as a basis for subsequent investigations concerning identity in Sudan. Volume 1 discusses pre-Islamic and contemporary indigenous groups. This book contains opinions on ethnicity which were acceptable at the time it was first published.</p>

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

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<p>H. A. MacMichael was a member of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government between 1905 and 1933. This two-volume work, first published in 1922, is the culmination of almost twenty years' ethnological research conducted while MacMichael was stationed in various parts of Sudan. This ethnography provides detailed histories of the origins, movements and degrees of relation between indigenous groups in Sudan based on oral histories gained from interviews with local people, and on Sudanese genealogical records known as 'nisbas'. These records provide a valuable insight into the construction and fluidity of ethnic identity at a local and regional level, and have been widely used as a basis for subsequent investigations concerning identity in Sudan. Volume 2 contains translations of nisbas with an analysis of their relation to ethnic identities. This book contains opinions on ethnicity which were acceptable at the time it was first published.</p>

H. A. MacMichael was a member of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government between 1905 and 1933. This ethnographic work first published in 1922 is the culmination of almost twenty years' ethnological research conducted while H. A MacMichael was stationed in various parts of Sudan. This ethnography provides detailed histories of the origins, movements and degrees of relation between indigenous groups in Sudan based on oral histories gained from interviews with local people and Sudanese genealogical records known as 'nisbas'. These records provide a valuable insight into the construction and fluidity of ethnic identity at a local and regional level and have been widely used as a base for subsequent investigations concerning identity in Sudan.

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan 2 Volume Paperback Set: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

H. A. MacMichael (1882-1969) was a member of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan government between 1905 and 1933 and was the deputy Inspector of Kordofan province in Sudan between 1906 and 1912. After combining his administrative duties with ethnographic research, he published this volume as part of the Cambridge Archaeological and Ethnographic Series in 1912: it was the first major ethnographic work on the Sudan. The book combines the history of the province with genealogical information based on interviews MacMichael conducted with local people during his long tenure in Kordofan. The ethnography's focus on local history and the history of different ethnic groups in Kordofan remains the primary source for the local history of the province and the genealogies of the indigenous population. This volume contains opinions on ethnicity which were acceptable at the time it was first published.

The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán (Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology)

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Anthropology

Excerpt from A History of the Arabs in the Sudan and Some Account of the People, Who Preceded Them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Darfur, Vol. 1 of 2One of the first steps which anyone desirous of studying the history of a people naturally takes is to consult such native records as may be extant and appraise their importance as evidence.Following this course in the case of the Sudan Arab one is surprised to find that a large proportion of the population is in possession of scraps of paper which they regard as having a historical value. The owner often cannot read, but he is prepared to produce for inspection a handful of disreputable papers, torn, frayed and filthy. Some turn out to be unintelligible contracts concerning the cultivation of a plot of land, some are extracts from a manual of prayer and ablution, some are promissory notes: others contain strings of names, pedigrees of the owners to 'Abbas the uncle of the Prophet or some other notable. If the native is asked the source of the genealogical fragment either he thinks that he found it among his father's papers or says that it is an extract which was taken for him from a larger work owned by some "feki." In the latter case one's hopes are perhaps raised by a graphic description of an enormous tome, centuries old, said to have been composed "by el Samarkandi perchance; but God knows!" And one proceeds in search of the "feki." Then comes disillusionment. Sometimes the manuscript has been lost or burnt, or it has been lent to a relative at the other end of the country, or eaten by white ants. Sometimes the "feki" admits possession and with great care produces a few pages of genealogies obviously written within the last few decades. In this case one is generally referred for the original manuscript to some other "feki" who either lives beyond one's reach or died some years ago.In time, however, one does hear of some accessible "feki" whose manuscript has been the fons et origo of many of the ragged shreds in circulation and from him one learns that he or his father copied this "nisba," fifteen or twenty years ago, from the copy that was in possession of some other learned "feki."Occasionally one finds a "nisba" that is known to have been in the hands of the owner's family for several generations. An original author's manuscript a century or more old I have never seen, though such may possibly exist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from A History of the Arabs in the Sudan, Vol. 2: And Some Account of the People Who Preceded Them and of the Tribes Inhabiting DarfurFuller details than those given below will be found in each case in the form of introductory notes to the translations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Brands Used by the Chief Camel-owning Tribes of Kordofán: A Supplement to The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan 2 Volume Paperback Set: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies)

The Tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán (Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology)

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan and Some Account of the People, Who Preceded Them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Darfur, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan, Vol. 2: And Some Account of the People Who Preceded Them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Darfur (Classic Reprint)

Brands Used by the Chief Camel-owning Tribes of Kordofan

A History of the Arabs in the Sudan: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr (Volume II)