Wayward Servants
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Wayward Servants is an anthropological study by Colin Turnbull that examines the social organization and daily life of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Forest.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Colin Turnbull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Ituri Forest ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on social structure in small-scale societies
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understanding of foraging societies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| describes |
band-level hunter-gatherer society
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daily life of the Mbuti ⓘ social organization of the Mbuti ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African studies
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hunter-gatherer studies ⓘ kinship studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
child-rearing practices among the Mbuti
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conflict resolution among the Mbuti ⓘ division of labor in Mbuti society ⓘ egalitarian social relations ⓘ ritual and religion among the Mbuti ⓘ sharing and reciprocity among the Mbuti ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicMethod |
informal interviews
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participant observation ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critique of external domination of the Mbuti
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emphasis on Mbuti autonomy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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readers interested in hunter-gatherers ⓘ students of African societies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Ituri Forest
NERFINISHED
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Mbuti Pygmies NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbuti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Mbuti as central actors in their own society ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Forest People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | Ituri Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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