Lineage structure and the supernatural: the Kafa of Southwest Ethiopia
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This work deals with the family and lineage structure of the Kafa tribe of Southwest Ethiopia. My intent in writing on this subject is twofold. First, in presenting the data I am offering to the social scientist a unique body of information. Various travellers in the 19th and 20th centuries have made general comments on the social organization of various peoples in the region, but very little has been written about the nature of the family and the structure of the lineage.1 I was fortunate in being able to conduct my research in such a manner as to be able to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The quantitative data, mostly of a demographic nature, is extremely difficult to come by in Ethiopia because of the peoples' fear of the government census takers, the counting of heads having led to increased taxes in the past. My good fortune in getting this type of data will hopefully add to the credibility of my conclusions.
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