M J Ruel
Biographic Data
| ID | 96507 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M J Ruel |
| GIVEN NAMES | M J |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruel |
| SIGNATURE | RUEL M J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Igala Kingdom
Religion and Society Among the Kuria of East Africa
Opening ParagraphThis paper attempts to answer two broad questions. Firstly, what is Kuria religion about? and secondly, what is the relationship between Kuria religious concepts and their social life and what is the place of ritual in this relationship? Neither of these are questions which Kuria would themselves ask-certainly in this form-but they are perhaps the two leading questions which an anthropologist must ask in examining the religious b…
Other Cultures
The Modern Adaptation of Associations among the Banyang of the West Cameroon
Witchcraft beliefs in an African society
Inaugural Seminar and Opening of Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies
Journal Article Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies Get access Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some economic and social studies. By E. Ardener, S. Ardener and W. A. Warmington, with a contribution by M. J. Ruel. (London: Oxford University Press, for the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, 1960. Pp. xxxv + 435. 50s.) Polly Hill Polly Hill University of Ghana Search for other works by t…
Banyang Settlements: Part II: Change of Settlement and Later Developments
Banyang Settlements: Part I: Pre-European Settlement
Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology
M. J. Ruel, Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1962), pp. 157-176
Kuria Generation Classes
Opening ParagraphThe importance of age as a factor of social grouping amongst East African peoples has long been recognized. Amongst the Kuria, a Bantu-speaking people who have been culturally influenced by Nilo-Hamitic neighbours, two distinct forms of age-grouping exist. In one 'age-sets' are recruited at regular provincial ceremonies of initiation, the historical sequence of sets then serving to rank their members by age seniority. In the othe…
Plantation and Village in the Cameroons. Some Economic and Social Studies
Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies
Banyang Secret Societies
Kuria Generation Classes
Opening ParagraphThe importance of age as a factor of social grouping amongst East African peoples has long been recognized. Amongst the Kuria, a Bantu-speaking people who have been culturally influenced by Nilo-Hamitic neighbours, two distinct forms of age-grouping exist. In one 'age-sets' are recruited at regular provincial ceremonies of initiation, the historical sequence of sets then serving to rank their members by age seniority. In the othe…
The Igala Kingdom
Religion and Society Among the Kuria of East Africa
Opening ParagraphThis paper attempts to answer two broad questions. Firstly, what is Kuria religion about? and secondly, what is the relationship between Kuria religious concepts and their social life and what is the place of ritual in this relationship? Neither of these are questions which Kuria would themselves ask-certainly in this form-but they are perhaps the two leading questions which an anthropologist must ask in examining the religious b…
The Modern Adaptation of Associations among the Banyang of the West Cameroon
Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology
M. J. Ruel, Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1962), pp. 157-176
Banyang Settlements: Part II: Change of Settlement and Later Developments
Banyang Secret Societies
Banyang Secret Societies
Plantation and Village in the Cameroons. Some Economic and Social Studies
Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies
Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies
Journal Article Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some Economic and Social Studies Get access Plantation and Village in the Cameroons: Some economic and social studies. By E. Ardener, S. Ardener and W. A. Warmington, with a contribution by M. J. Ruel. (London: Oxford University Press, for the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, 1960. Pp. xxxv + 435. 50s.) Polly Hill Polly Hill University of Ghana Search for other works by t…
Banyang Settlements: Part II: Change of Settlement and Later Developments
Banyang Settlements: Part I: Pre-European Settlement
Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology
M. J. Ruel, Genealogical Concepts or `Category Words'? A Study of Banyang Kinship Terminology, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1962), pp. 157-176
Kuria Generation Classes
Opening ParagraphThe importance of age as a factor of social grouping amongst East African peoples has long been recognized. Amongst the Kuria, a Bantu-speaking people who have been culturally influenced by Nilo-Hamitic neighbours, two distinct forms of age-grouping exist. In one 'age-sets' are recruited at regular provincial ceremonies of initiation, the historical sequence of sets then serving to rank their members by age seniority. In the othe…
Witchcraft beliefs in an African society
Inaugural Seminar and Opening of Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Other Cultures
The Modern Adaptation of Associations among the Banyang of the West Cameroon
Religion and Society Among the Kuria of East Africa
Opening ParagraphThis paper attempts to answer two broad questions. Firstly, what is Kuria religion about? and secondly, what is the relationship between Kuria religious concepts and their social life and what is the place of ritual in this relationship? Neither of these are questions which Kuria would themselves ask-certainly in this form-but they are perhaps the two leading questions which an anthropologist must ask in examining the religious b…
The Igala Kingdom
Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · African history and culture studies (4 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (3 works)