"A "hardening of lines
Landscape, religion and identity in northern Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2182199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth E Watson (0000-0003-1344-1860, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-220 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1055 • E-ISSN: 1753-1063 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17531055.2010.487330 |
| OpenAlex | W2144833646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 24 |
The paper examines the ways in which identities and identity politics between ethnic groups are linked to the way landscapes are constructed and experienced in northern Kenya. Using the cases of the Boran and the Gabra, the paper demonstrates that indigenous religious beliefs, practices and institutions have been central to the construction and experience of landscape and to the development of certain forms of identities and inter-ethnic relations. It explores the way in which, despite profound transformations brought by conversion to Islam and Christianity, the role of religion in structuring relations to landscape and identity remains. The paper draws on the theoretical approaches of Massey and Ingold which implicate social engagements with space in the construction of subjectivities and relations to others. It explores the extent to which Massey's idea of "open" and "closed" spatial systems can be applied usefully to the African context, and help to extend understandings of the development of peaceful or conflict-ridden inter-group relations. Through investigating the connections between religion, identity, landscape and space, the paper seeks to provide explanations for the growing salience of identity politics and inter-ethnic violence in northern Kenya
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Ethnic group · Geography · Identity (music · Indigenous · Islam · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Religious identity · Salience (neuroscience · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Ecology
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Landscape, belonging & identity in North-west Zimbabwe
Land tenure transformation
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Small wars in Marsabit County
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Frontier transformations
Land-use change, territorial restructuring, and economies of anticipation in dryland Kenya
The promotion of pastoralist heritage and alternative 'visions' for the future of Northern Kenya
The formation of ethnic identity in South Omo
Borders Are Galaxies
Inscribing Identity and Agency on the Landscape
Unexpected Consequences
The Ecology of Survival
Changing Identifications and Alliances in North-East Africa
A Modern History of Tanganyika
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Ethnicity, Patronage and the African State
Neo-Traditionalism and the Limits of Invention in British Colonial Africa
The Perception of the Environment
Examining the Potential of Indigenous Institutions for Development
Lines
The Perception of the Environment
Being and Becoming Oromo
Being and Becoming Oromo
Identities on the Move
Conflict, Age and Power in North East Africa
The Gabra
Brothers of the Boran Once Again
As Pastoralists Settle
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |