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African Tribalism

African Tribalism. How people are related in traditional African society?. Kinship: means a relationship that binds two or more individuals Blood relative Marriage. Lineage. Means line of descent or family tree. Patriarchal : Male-Dominated society very common in African tribes.

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African Tribalism

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  1. African Tribalism

  2. How people are related in traditional African society? Kinship: means a relationship that binds two or more individuals • Blood relative • Marriage

  3. Lineage • Means line of descent or family tree

  4. Patriarchal: Male-Dominated societyvery common in African tribes

  5. Matriarchal: female Dominatedsocietyuncommon

  6. Definitions • Tribe- group of people that share language, customs, traditions, geographic location • Clan- group of related families • Extended family- parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents (common in Africa) • Nuclear family- parents and children (not common in Africa )

  7. Marriage customs • Many traditional African societies are polygamous • Polygamy: having more than one spouse • Men may only have multiple wives if he can support them Bridewealth- payment a man gives a woman’s family before marriage (land, cattle, cloth, tools) Dowry- payment a woman’s family before marriage (land, cattle, cloth, tools) Some tribes allow divorce, some do not

  8. Age Set • Group of boys or girls born in the same year • Go through rituals together • Transition into adulthood together • i.e. Manhood initiation • Circumcision ceremony for boys • Scarification- ritual markings for tribe

  9. Religion Animism = belief in the existence of spirits in all living things; Everything in nature has a spirit - Traditional African religion • Ancestor worship- tribes worship and honor spirits of their shared ancestors

  10. TRIBE CLAN A CLAN B CLAN C Family Family Family Family Family Family Family Family Family Family Family

  11. You!

  12. Family Nuclear vs. extended You You!

  13. Clan Clan Share common ancestor Support system/ Work together Common property/land Family Communal living Age set you Has symbols Vary in size Share customs & language Know everyone

  14. Tribe Vary in size polygamous Hunter-gather Common customs & language Clan Clan animism Thousands in Africa Causing conflict in Modern day Africa Family you Share land Loyalty to tribe NOT country Symbols to identify Live in 1 region Little movement/ Protect area Won’t know everyone

  15. 1000 different languages; 1000+ different tribes

  16. Conclusions: • Regionalism or tribalism NOT nationalism • Tribes see tribe as more important than individual and country

  17. Problems of Tribalism Today 1. The tribe is more important than the nation. 2. Communication problems. 3. Inter-tribal warfare --> civil wars. 4. Tribal favorites for government jobs: Breaks down tribal traditions. Urbanization: Tribal intermingling on the job.

  18. Zulu

  19. Masai

  20. Masai

  21. Ashanti

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