Living on Luo time
Reckoning sequence, duration, history and biography in a rural African society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5014360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Dietler (Yale University), Ingrid Herbich (University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 248-260 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1993.9980241 |
| OpenAlex | W1972680735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 18 |
Some reflections on the reckoning of time among the Luo people of western Kenya are offered as a contribution to the evolving discussion on differences in the ways that time is conceptualized by archaeologists and by the people who are the subjects of archaeological research. In particular, the paper examines the ways that the passage of time is conceived of and represented in a society which has not yet been entirely converted to the conceptions of temporality that underlie Western capitalist societies (and the academic disciplines which are a part of them), as well as offering some observations about potential ramifications for archaeological interpretation. Luo time‐reckoning is shown to be a relational process in which cyclical and linear conceptions of time are articulated to discern sequence and duration, and temporality is shown to be a pervasive feature of representations of social relations and identity
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Biography · Biology · Duration (music · Epistemology · Identity (music · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Period (music · Sequence (biology · Sociology · Temporality · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Cultural Identity and Heritage · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |