Note on language and orthography -- Introduction: from tribes to ethnic groups -- The history and isolation of the Lese -- Gender and ethnicity -- The house and the economy -- Witchcraft and the opposition of houses -- Conclusion: a union of opposites
Summary
This is the first ethnographic study of the farmers and foragers of northeastern Zaire since Colin Turnbull's classic works of the 1960s. Roy Richard Grinker lived for nearly two years among the Lese farmers and their long-term partners, the Efe (Pygmies), learned their languages, and gained unique insights into their complex social relations and ethnic identities. By showing how political organization is structured by ethnic and gender relations in the Lese h
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index
