On the Irrelevance of the Segmentary Lineage Model in the Moroccan Rif
In attempting to analyze the precolonial Moroccan Rif in terms of the segmentary lineage model, David Hart overlooked the fact that violence in this region typically involved brothers and the sons of brothers in competition for inherited land, which was a commodity controlled by individuals, not lin...
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Published in | American anthropologist Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 386 - 400 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
American Anthropological Association
01.06.1989
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | In attempting to analyze the precolonial Moroccan Rif in terms of the segmentary lineage model, David Hart overlooked the fact that violence in this region typically involved brothers and the sons of brothers in competition for inherited land, which was a commodity controlled by individuals, not lineages. What Hart depicted as a segmentary lineage system was actually a network of factions that cut across genealogical lines. Moreover, the political impact of the Moroccan state on the precolonial Rif was far more important than Hart suggested. |
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ISSN: | 0002-7294 1548-1433 |
DOI: | 10.1525/aa.1989.91.2.02a00070 |