1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Study on the Socio-ecological Adaptation Mechanism among Pastoral Peoples in Northern Kenya
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63041026
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | The University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Shun Institute of History and Anthropology, The University of Tsukuba, 歴史人類学系, 助教授 (00114497)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OHTA Itaru Center for the Areal Study of Africa, Kyoto University, アフリカ地域研究センター, 助教授 (60191938)
KITAMURA Koji Faculty of Humanities, Hirosaki University, 人文学部, 助教授 (20161490)
HARAKO Reizo Faculty of Commercial Management, Meiji University, 経営学部, 教授 (30025431)
SHIKANO Kazuhiro Center for the Areal Study of Africa, Kyoto University
KAWAI Kaori Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
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| Project Period (FY) |
1988 – 1989
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| Keywords | Ecological Anthropology / Socio-ecological Adaptation / The origin of pastoralism / Livestock Transfer System / Elementary Structure of Domestic Group / The Para-Nilotic / The East Cushitic / Reciprocity System |
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| Research Abstract |
It is assumed that there is two adaptation strategies; one is collectivity-oriented strategy. and the other is individuality-oriented strategy. Through our field research among the Turkana, Chamus, Gabra, Samburu. and Rendille peoples, this hypothesis testified by the concrete and quantitative data on stock-transfer system, long-term demographjc structure of human group and livestock herd, and cultural complex of livestock.
Moreover. by comparing pastoral societies with foraging societies such as the San and Hadza peoples as to reciprocity system and the herding system of small livestock, the reciprocity system among the Turkana and Rendille peoples and the origin of herded animals were considered from the view-point of socjal evolution.
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Research Products
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