10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BERGDAMA»
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Bergdama in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Bergdama and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Native Tribes of South West Africa
Nur nebenher und bruchstückweise sind die Bergdama in der vorhandenen
Literatur über Südwest Afrika behandelt. Das einzige ausführlich Werk schrieb H.
Vedder, “ Die Bergdama,” Hamburg, 1923. Da die Bergdama ihre eigene
Sprache ...
L. Fourie, C.H. Hahn, V. Vedder, 2012
2
The Red Fez: Art and Spirit Possession in Africa
two women slaughtered an animal and chose between the liver and the lungs;
one chose the lungs and her descendants, the Nama, became red, while the
other took the remaining liver, and her descendants, the Bergdama, became
black.26 ...
3
Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification
In the case of the Bergdama of southwest Africa it is reported that the headman “
is treated with universal respect, being specified as a 'great man' by adults and '
grandfather' by children; he usually has the most wives (sometimes three or more
) ...
Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski, 1966
4
How Societies Are Born: Governance in West Central Africa ...
When written information becomes available,nearly 700 yearslater, it tells usof
Bergdama all over Namibiawhoweresmelting and forging beadsandbangles of
copper and iron, jewelrythatwasin such demand that they traded itover
considerable ...
5
The South West Africa/Namibia Dispute: Documents and ...
THE DAMA OR BERGDAMA Physically, the Dama are a short statured, negroid
type, quite distinct, on the one hand, from the light-skinned Bushmen and
Hottentots and, on the other, from the Herero and Ovambo, who belong to the
Bantu ...
6
Mathematics in African History and Cultures: An Annotated ...
LEV-29 1929 Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien: La numération chez les Bergdama [Numeration
among the Bergdama], Africa, Journal of the International Institute of African
Languages and Cultures, London (UK), Vol. II, No. 2, 162-173 (in French).
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the pure theory of politics
When we are dealing with the very small bands, such as the first political bodies
must have been,2 all naturally sit together in the evening, constituting an informal
committee; this is what we hear about the Bushmen and the Bergdama. In effect ...
Edouard Bertrand de Jouvenel des Oursins (Baron.)
8
Society and Nature: A Sociological Inquiry
Among the Bergdama (Southwest Africa) "the holy fire" is the center of all dieir
religious beliefs. It is called socha-ais. Vedder310 writes about it: "Socka is for the
Bergdama every object withdrawn from daily use by religious custom.
9
Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa: A Comparative ...
Vedder. Hcinrich. 1 923. Die Bergdama (2 vols.). Hamburg: L. Friedrichsen and
Co. 1928a. The Berg Dama. In C.H.L. Hahn, H. Vedder, and L. Fourie, The native
tribes of South West Africa. Cape Town: Cape Times, pp. 37-78. !928b.TheNama.
10
Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society
For example, Schapera writes that 'the Bushmen or Bergdama chief . . . has no
judicial functions or organized penal powers; his main duties are to direct the
migrations and subsistence activities of his people and to perform certain
ceremonies ...
