Facing Mount Kenya : the tribal life of the Gikuyu
Jomo Kenyatta (Author), Bronislaw Malinowski (Writer of introduction)
A comprehensive study of the structure of African society by one of its own leaders Jomo Kenyatta. Using a compassionate tone, describes the life, death, work, play, sex, and the family in the Kikuyu tribe
Print Book, English, 1965
Vintage Books edition View all formats and editions
Vintage Books, New York, 1965
xxi, 326 pages : map ; 19 cm.
9780394702100, 9780404146764, 0394702107, 0404146767
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Tribal origin and kinship system
The Gikuyu system of land tenure
Economic life
Industries
System of education
Initiation of boys and girls
Sex life among young people
Marriage system
The Gikuyu system of government
Religion and ancestor worship
The new religion in East Africa
Magical and medical practices
Conclusion
Glossary
Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1938
"Glossary": pages 307-317