Labour Emigration among the Moçambique Thonga
A Reply to Sr. Rita-Ferreira
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11501509 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin Harris (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-245 |
| Publication date | 1960-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1158307 |
| OpenAlex | W2124472647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Opening Paragraph (1) Sr. Rita-Ferreira disagrees with the ‘cultural identification’ which I am said to make between Thonga and Chopi. I cannot imagine what he disagrees about since my text merely states that Thonga and Chopi are ‘ethno-linguistically related’, which is, of course, irrefutable. (2) He claims that I dismiss the principles of agnatic kinship solidarity and the obligation of senior sons on behalf of the welfare of junior sons. The reader is given the impression that I argue that such norms do not exist, when in fact, the only issue in the text is the extent to which actual behaviour corresponds to the ideal principles. Apparently, Rita-Ferreira is not acquainted with the concepts of ideal and actual culture. (3) He says that I do not hesitate to contradict Junod on point (2) while I give no evidence from other reliable sources. Those who have not seen my article will no doubt be surprised to learn that my evidence consists of citations and quotes from Junod. (4) Rita-Ferreira's readers cannot help but gain the impression that I am ignorant of the basic similarity between Thonga social organization and that of other South-eastern Bantu peoples. Nothing in my text entitles Sr. Rita-Ferreira to harbour such illusions, especially since the sources which he uses to correct me are to be found in my own list of references
Epistemology · Humanities · Ideal (ethics · Kinship · Nothing · Obligation · Paragraph · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · African Studies and Ethnography · Anthropology · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health · Philosophy · Urban and sociocultural dynamics
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 2023 (50) |
| Highly cited | No |