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Author : Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:49015000044447
Author : Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : UOM:39015011722264
Author : Barry S. Hewlett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351514118
The forest foragers of the Congo Basin, known collectively as "Pygmies," are the largest and most diverse group of active hunter-gatherers remaining in the world. At least fifteen different ethno-linguistic groups exist in the Congo Basin with a total population of 250,000 to 350,000 individuals. Extensive knowledge about these groups has accumulated in the last forty years, but readers have been forced to piece together what is known from many sources. French, Japanese, American, and British researchers have conducted the majority of the research; each national research group has its own academic traditions, history, and publications. Here, leading academic authorities from diverse national traditions summarize recent research on forest hunter-gatherers. The volume explores the diversity and uniformity of Congo Basin hunter-gatherer life by providing detailed but accessible overviews of recent research. It represents the first book in over twenty-five years to provide a comprehensive and holistic overview of African forest hunter-gatherers. Chapters discuss the cultural variation in characteristic features of Congo Basin hunter-gatherer life, such as their yodeled polyphonic music, pronounced egalitarianism, multiple-child caregiving, and complex relations with neighboring farming groups. Other contributors address theoretical issues, such as why Pygmies are short, how tropical forest hunter-gatherers live without the carbohydrates they receive from neighboring farmers, and how hunter-gatherer children learn to share so extensively.
Author : Alice Werner,Samuel P. Verner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522987258
The earliest reference to the Pygmies occurs in the narrative of Andrew Battell, who spent three years in the kingdom of Loango during the first decade of the seventeenth century. He says: "To the north-east of Mani Kesock are a kind of little people called Matimbas, which are no bigger than Boyes of twelve yeares olde, but verie thicke, and live onely upon fleshe, which they kill in the woods with their Bowes and Darts. They pay tribute to Mani Kesock, and bring all their Elephants' teeth and tayles to him. They will not enter into any of the Marombos' houses, nor will suffer any to come where they dwell. And if by chance any Marombo, or people of Loango passe where they dwell, then they will forsake that place and go to another. The Women carry Bow and Arrowes as well as the men. And one of these will walk in the Woods alone, and kill the Pongo with their poysoned Arrowes."
Author : Kairn A. Klieman
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058081798
Covering more than 2,000 years this important region's history, this book is a groundbreaking contribution to the knowledge of pre-colonial Africa. Covering more than 2,000 years this important region's history, this book is a groundbreaking contribution to the knowledge of pre-colonial Africa. It is the first historical work to reconstruct a Batwa or Pygmy past, thereby questioning Western epistemologies that have long portrayed the Batwa as a quintessential people without history.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Efe (African people)
ISBN : 0847821625
"Through this book's photography and text, the world can now discover a way of life that has remained intact for thousands of years deep within the reaches of the Ituri rain forest. This volume reflects the seasonally based life of the Efe: boys and men at hunt, family life in the camps, dancing and music making, and bark and body painting.
Author : Louis Sarno
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781595347497
As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. With some funding from musician Brian Eno, he followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rain forest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. Nothing could have prepared him for life among the Pygmies, a people legendary for their short stature and musical wealth. Sarno never left. Considered outwardly lazy by some, scrounging, and near alcoholic, the Pygmies Sarno met had seemingly lost all desire to hunt or make music. Only after he had lived with them for some time (on a diet of tadpoles) was he allowed to join them in the rain forest where they still in relative harmony with nature. There Sarno experienced the extraordinary beauty and spiritual sophistication of their culture and the supreme importance of music as the principal means by which they communicate with the rain forest and its magical spirits. Over the decades Sarno has recorded more than 1,000 hours of unique Bayaka music. He is a fully accepted member of the Bayaka society and married a Bayaka woman. Permanently changed by his experience and captivated by a Bayaka culture, In Song from the Forest Sarno has chronicled his attempt to protect the fragile existence of the Pygmies in an increasingly destructive world. Once, when his son, Samedi, became seriously ill and Sarno feared for his life, he held his son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: “If you get through this, one day I’ll show you the world I come from.” Now the time has come to fulfill his promise. In a new major documentary film, Sarno tells the story of the Bayaka as he travels with Samedi from the African rain forest to another jungle, one of concrete, glass, and asphalt: New York City. Together, they meet Louis’ family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch. Carried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, and a fascinating soundtrack, Louis‘ and Samedi‘s stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic film set between rainforest and skyscrapers.
Author : Sonia Bleeker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : IND:32000003227321
Describes the customs and way of life of the Pygmy peoples, especially the Mbuti tribe, who live in the rainforests of the northeast Congo.
Author : Samuel Phillips Verner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1899*
Category : Pygmies
ISBN : OCLC:740228736
Author : Cuthbert Christy
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781473343351
"Big Game and Pygmies" is the fascinating account of Cuthbert Christy's experiences in the Central African forests in search of a tribe called the Okapi. Cuthbert Christy (1863 - 1932) was a British zoologist and doctor who embarked on many explorations of Central Africa in the early 20th century. He is also well known due to his extensive work on sleeping sickness. This volume primarily deals with his last and longest expedition into the Ituri Forest region of the Congo on behalf of the Belgian Government. Contents include: "The Ituri Forest", "The Ituri Forest (continued)", "The Equatorial Belt", "The Ituri Pygmies", "The Ituri Pygmies (continued)", "The Okapi", "The Okapi (continued)", "The African Elephant", "The African Elephant (continued)", "The African Elephant (continued)", "The African Elephant (continued)", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original artwork and text.
Author : Jean Pierre Hallet,Alex Pelle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Human beings
ISBN : OCLC:1982696
Author : Colin M. Turnbull
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1789872065
In the 1950s, anthropologist Colin Turnbull lived among the pygmies of the Congo river for three years - this is his account of life among the tribespeople. Adventurous as a young man, at the time he moved to the Congo Turnbull already had several years' experience of Africa and its rural cultures. Seeking to shed insight on the pygmy peoples for a wider audience, he sought a home in one of the villages and introduced himself to the locals. Quickly becoming popular in the locality for his courtesy and respectful manners, Turnbull kept a diary and took photographs of the locals, noting their customs and dynamics as a tribal community. The interplay between males and females of the tribe are detailed, with rivalries and conflicts between the younger pygmies. Marriage and the duties therein define the tribe, with complex customs existing between existing and prospective couples. As the tribes live as hunter gatherers, it is necessary for a number of men to be skilled in gathering meat, fruits and vegetables, together with honeycomb - a substance prized by the pygmies for its deliciousness. Turnbull does not bog down his narrative in academic jargon or complex nuance; rather we find an informal, at times even casual, account of life in a forest tribe. We receive a sense of the personalities and priorities accorded; this readability undoubtedly helps us better comprehend the pygmies' lives.
Author : Colin M. Turnbull
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015004910165
Author : Kevin Duffy
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478608585
This intimate study portrays the hunter-gatherer Mbuti pygmies of Zaire. Kevin Duffy describes how these forest nomads, who are as adapted to the forest as its wildlife, gratefully acknowledge their beloved home as the source of everything they need: food, clothing, shelter, and affection. Looking on the forest in deified terms, they sing and pray to it and call themselves its children. With his patience and knowledge of their ways, Duffy was accepted by these, the worlds smallest people, and invited to participate in the cycle of their lives from birth to death.
Author : Leo Louis Jacques
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781481732734
If you desire an exhilarating read of a familys life during Idi Amins savage reign, then this books for you. Doug Abraham, Writer & Columnist. The Jacques Familys unique Safaris passed through some of the most beautiful often life threatening landscapes and situations on earth, and survived. Enjoy! MacDonald Coleman, Author. Leo invites you into a world that has the same capacity for richness, complexity and openness that the fictional universe offers. A great read. Jim J. Nolan, Editor/Journalist. This is surely life as it was at the time of Idi Amin. Marshall Dunn, Kampala School Teacher. AFRICAN PEARLS AND POISONS, Idi Amins Uganda; Kenya; Zaires Pygmies, takes you on a series of Safaris, by a family of four, through East and Central Africa, in 1971-72, to attain freedom from Amin and return to North America to unveil their tale undercover until now. Amins army and death squad, kills a reported 300,000 humans, who, for the most part, are innocent victims of his, Economic War. A Swahili saying: -- When two bull elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers most, fits this situation. In Kenya, the Jacques family, experienced the breathtaking beauty of a country dubbed, The Worlds Safari Capital. In Zaire, they safari to the cannibalized and now extinct Twa Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest, in their temporary camp, past Semliki, on the Mountain of the Moons trail. This book, like Joseph Conrads HEART OF DARKNESS inspires a reader to think differently about East and Central Africa.