Klappentext: "Africa is changing
fast: ancient cultures - dominated by tribal customs, the rhythm of the seasons, rites and hierarchies, age
groups and elders - exist side by side with airports and skyscrapers. Nowhere is this contrast greater than
in Kenya, where progressive government policies co-exist with a respect for tribal traditions. For seven
years the authors of Portraits of Africa travelled the length and breadth of Kenya, documenting the
peoples and customs of a land where man himself is now believed to have taken his first steps. The result is
a compelling account, illustrated by unique photographs, of the way diverse African peoples live, work and
play. It is also a valuable historical record of peoples no longer able to defend or live by the past.
Kenya's ethnic groups, between them speaking some 30 different languages, are studied in depth, from the
crocodile-hunting el Molo of Lake Turkana, numbering only a few hundred, to the agriculturalist
Bantu-speaking majority. Portraits of Africa includes the Okiek hunters of the forest, the Maasai
warriors of the plain, the Samburu and their ancient wedding rites, the Kikuyu with their rich legends:
hunters, nomads, pastoralists and agriculturalists, all proud now to call themselves the people of Kenya.
This comprehensive study of Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic-speaking peoples provides an insight into 45 main
ethnic groups and over 140 sub-groups. The text is illustrated by 180 full-colour photographs. Portraits
of Africa is an important contribution to our understanding of the early social structures which have
shaped human society and destiny for thousands of years."
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Verleger: "Samburu is a
striking photographic record of one of the most beautiful peoples of Kenya. Just north of the Equator, where
the Great Rift Valley provides some of the most spectacular scenery in Kenya, lies Samburuland, the home of
a race of proud, tough, semi–nomadic pastoralists. Like their more famous relatives the Maasai, they
continue to withstand the efforts to impose an alien culture on them and live their lives as pastoralists
whose culture revolves around the cattle they tend. Nigel Pavitt MBE has had unlimited access to the
Samburu, over the course of 35 years, and as a result this book illuminates the Samburu culture, detailing
their lives, through their roles as semi-nomadic pastoralists as well as through the rites of passage that
they practice."
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Die
Samburu Einer der letzten
Kriegerstämme Afrikas
Klappentext: "Im rauhen Norden
Kenias, weit entfernt von jeglicher Zivilisation, leben die Samburu, ein halbnomadisches Hirtenvolk, einer
der letzten Kriegerstämme Afrikas. Über ihre Herkunft gibt es keine Zeugnisse. Sie selbst nennen sich Die
mit den weißen Ziegen, ernähren sich von Fleisch, Milch und Blut und ziehen mit ihren Herden durch
das karge Land, immer auf der Suche nach Wasser und nach Weideplätzen. Obwohl ihre Sprache kein Wort für Willkommen
kennt und die Samburu sich Fremden gegenüber feindselig verhalten, ist es Thomasin Magor gelungen, das
Vertrauen dieser Menschen zu erringen. Sechs Jahre hat sie bei ihnen gelebt. Sogar die Männer akzeptierten
sie, ließen sie teilhaben an Riten und Zeremonien, die den Frauen sonst verschlossen sind. Thomasin Magor
konnte einmalige Einblicke gewinnen in die Rituale und Symbole einer sehr besonderen Kultur, in eine kleine,
geschlossene Gesellschaft, die sich durch ein lebendiges, fluktuierendes Rollensystem und die tiefe Achtung
vor den älteren Stammesmitgliedern auszeichnet. E-muratare, das alle 14 Jahre stattfindende Fest der
Beschneidung, das junge Samburu zu Kriegern macht, ist das bedeutendste Ereignis der Samburu-Kultur;
Thomasin Magor hat 1990 diese Initiationsriten miterlebt. Ihre Fotos dokumentieren eine geheimnisvolle,
fremde Welt, eine Lebensweise, von der niemand sagen kann, wie lange es sie noch geben wird."
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Original-Ausgabe
US-Ausgabe
Sensual Africa
von Joe Wuerfel, Interview mit Peter Beard
Gebundene Ausgabe, 120 Seiten, 77
Duotonfotos
Edition Stemmle (Schweiz), Februar 2000, ISBN 3-908163-13-7
Klappentext: "In the many years he
has spent travelling through Africa, Joe Wuerfel has happened across a number of places never before
documented in photographs. In this volume, the photographer takes us on a trip to Kaokoland, Namibia, to the
Himba - a semi-nomadic tribe of herdsmen, to the mountain village of Heyza, Tanzania, and to the Cape Verde
Islands. The personal and emotional tone of his photographs reveals that Joe Wuerfel has not only witnessed
Africa, but experienced it as well, seeking personal contact and communication with its people. Wuerfel's
large-scale photographs capture the mind and spirit of Africa, its music, its pulsating vitality, its hot
and arid climate, its vast expanses and its loneliness. The photographer lays as much stress as possible on
spontaneous, unrehearsed shots, which gives his pictures their power and immediacy. Profound emotion fuses
with enormous aesthetic range and formal mastery to reveal the trained eye of the photographer."
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Klappentext: "Shepherds of the
Desert is a visually stunning book which will take you deep into the lives of the handsome nomadic
peoples of northern Kenya. To capture these images the author became a wanderer himself, crossing and
re-crossing an area larger than Great Britain with few roads and no permanent rivers. It is a land of vast
spaces, studded with mountains and split by the Great Rift Valley, largest geological feature on earth.
Cradled here, close to the shore of Lake Turkana, is Africa's richest fossil site where the bones of early
man have lain for two million years. Roaming this ancient wilderness, the Samburu, Turkana, Pokot, Rendille
and Gabbra herd their animals on an endless search for new grass, new browse, new water. 'Long-boned'
Africans, many of these pastoral nomads are strikingly beautiful and have a fascinating variety of
life-styles, languages and traditions. David Keith Jones portrays their mysterious initiation dances and
ancient ceremonies; the skilled workmanship of their artefacts; their homes, elders, families and animals;
their daily triumph over the harsh environment. Against the background of their huge and timeless landscape,
the wild creatures and plants of the region, he creates a unique tribute to the beauty, strength and
versatility of the shepherds of the desert."
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Talk to the Stars
The Samburu of Northern Kenya
von Rhodia Mann (Text) & Clive Ward (Fotos), Vorwort von David Coulson
Gebundene Ausgabe, limitierte Auflage von
500 handsignierten Exemplaren, 164 Seiten, 153 Farbfotos, Diagramme, Tabellen, Karten Desert Sands (Kenia),
September 2001, ISBN 9966-9694-0-3
Klappentext: "Rhodia's quest to
understand and record Samburu culture before it disappears has led her into many unusual adventures. In her
small and battered Suzuki, she has traversed the 8,000 square miles of Samburuland a thousand times. The
outer journeys - as well as the inner one - took her over twenty years, whilst she gradually gained the
respect and trust of a shy and reticent people. Healing arts, divination techniques, sacred places and
esoteric knowledge were revealed to her - one tiny fact at a time. It took years and years of patient
listening, observing and questioning before these tidbits of privileged information became a book. Finding a
photographer for what seemed an endless project presented many difficulties. Rhodia feels herself fortunate
in having found Clive Ward. His training as a professional mountain guide gave him the patience her unusual
subject-matter demanded. He accompanied her on her more recent journeys. Rhodia's text is full of both
physical fact and metaphysical information. Much of this is new and unique, giving insights into the 'inner
workings' of this proud culture. Interspersed with anthropology are personal experiences: some poignant,
some extremely humorous. She makes no bones about how the book got written! Clive's photographs cover major
ceremonies as well as hitherto unknown rituals; portraits of specific and important individuals, as well as
unforgettable panoramas. The book is a feast for both mind and spirit."
Informationen zur Autorin erhalten Sie bei
Rhodia Mann.
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Turkana Kenya's Nomads of the Jade
Sea
von Nigel Pavitt
Gebundene Ausgabe, 242 Seiten, 227
Farbfotos, 8 Schwarzweißillustrationen, 1 Diagramm, 3 Karten The Harvill Press (UK),
März 1997, ISBN 1-86046-176-X
Synopsis: "In the far northwest
corner of Kenya, blasted by scorching heat and a relentless wind, lies one of the world's least hospitable
places. Nearly everywhere, rainfall rarely exceeds six inches per year and daytime temperatures rise to more
than 100 degrees in the shade. There, in an area about the size of Ireland, bordering on the remote parts of
Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Sudan, lives a fiercely independent tribe, the Turkana, one of the last truly
nomadic peoples of Africa. This is the first book devoted solely to the Turkana. Because of the harsh
physical reality of their homeland, the Turkana are far less acculturated than most other native peoples of
East Africa, and their lifestyle and ceremonial traditions have survived relatively undisturbed. Author
Nigel Pavitt first travelled among the Turkana in 1957, and he has returned regularly to learn more about
them and to photograph their customs and traditions and the rugged landscape they inhabit. The Turkana live
near the shores of a great inland sea, known today as Lake Turkana, whose enticing blue-green water is
alkaline and bitter to the taste. Some Turkana fish the shallow waters of the lake, but most live a
transitory life, seeking fresh water and grazing for their mixed herds of cattle, sheep, camels, and goats.
Families must often split up to increase the chances of survival. In the rainy season, which lasts from
March until early July, the perched earth becomes carpeted with grass dotted with wildflowers and the herds
rapidly gain weight. July is the month of plenty and the time when most Turkana ceremonies take place,
including male and female rites of passage, marriages, and other communal rituals. Nigel Pavitt documents
these traditions in his fascinating text and more than 220 superb color photographs, which range from
women's hut-building activities to healing rituals, from the joyous dance sessions of young men and women to
a relaxed tribunal of elders. He traces the prehistory of the region that has led paleoanthropologists such
as Richard Leakey to stunning discoveries, tells of the extraordinary wealth of wildlife that once populated
the area, and recounts the history of the colonial period, reporting that the Turkana were never fully
subdued. Most importantly, however, he creates a vivid picture of a vital traditional culture. This
invaluable record of a remarkable people and their distinctive way of life celebrates a unique and authentic
beauty."
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Turkana Kenya's Nomads of the Jade
Sea
von Nigel Pavitt
Gebundene Ausgabe, 242 Seiten, 227
Farbfotos, 8 Schwarzweißillustrationen, 1 Diagramm, 3 Karten Harry N. Abrams (USA),
Oktober 1997, ISBN 0-8109-3896-0
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