The Nuer
Ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1971 documentary film, see The Nuer (film).
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People is an ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902–73) first published in 1940. The work examined the political and familial systems of the Nuer people in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and is considered a landmark work of social anthropology. It was the first of three books authored by Evans-Pritchard on Nuer culture.
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Author | E. E. Evans-Pritchard |
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Original title | The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People |
Subject | Social anthropology |
Publisher | Clarendon Press |
Publication date | 1940 |
Preceded by | Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande (1937) |
Followed by | The Sanusi of Cyrenaica (1949) |
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