The secret spirit cult of the Sor in Karamoja

Africa ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Weatherby
Keyword(s):  
Western Kenya ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Mountain Community ◽  
Mount Elgon ◽  
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Eastern Uganda ◽  
Different Parts

Opening ParagraphOver a period of some fifteen years I carried out ethnographic studies in north-eastern Uganda, firstly of the Kalenjin peoples on and around Mount Elgon, and subsequently of the Sor, a small mountain community of Karamoja.The earlier study formed the basis of a thesis on the Sebei of Mount Elgon and lasted for ten years, during which time I was based near Kampala and made intermittent journeys to spend two to three weeks at a time in different parts of the Mount Elgon and western Kenya region.

The Mountain People: some notes on the Ik of north-eastern Uganda

Africa ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Heine
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
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Eastern Uganda

Opening ParagraphColin M. Turnbull's publications form virtually the only source available on Ik clture and society. His bookThe Mountain Peoplehas found wide distribution, far beyond anthropological circles. The problems it raises have been discussed in a number of reviews (see especially Beidelman, 1973; Spencer, 1973; Barth, 1974; Winteret al., 1975). Through the present article, I wish to show that there is an urgent need for a more comprehensive and less biased study of Ik culture md society.

Kenisan: Economic and Social Ramifications of the Ghost Cult Among the So of North-Eastern Uganda

Africa ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles D. Laughlin ◽  
Elizabeth R. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Total Population ◽  
Field Work ◽  
East African ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
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Eastern Uganda

Opening ParagraphMajor P. H. G. Powell-Cotton, an early East African explorer, was the first European to contact a small mountain group calling themselves the So (singular: Sorat) in 1902 on the upper slopes of Mount Kadam and Mount Moroto during his exploratory trip through what is now Karamoja District, Uganda (1904, pp. 305 ff.). From that time until we carried out field-work among them in 1969-70 very little has been written about the So. Today they inhabit three of the four tertiary volcanic mountains in Karamoja: Mounts Kadam, Moroto, and Napak. The approximate distances between these mountains in statute miles are: Moroto-Kadam, 40; Moroto-Napak, 38; and Napak-Kadam, 32. The So are surrounded on all sides by semi-nomadic pastoral groups including the Karamojong, Turkana, and Suk. In our census of the Lia and Naukoi valleys on the western slopes of Moroto Mountain—the area primarily covered by our study—we found approximately 1,700 So. The total population probably does not exceed 4,800 on all three mountains.

Civil unrest linked to intrauterine growth restriction in western Kenya

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 370-373
Author(s):  
E. Dybjer ◽  
J. Linvik ◽  
P. M. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Control Area ◽  
Growth Restriction ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Control Hospital ◽  
Mount Elgon

Risk factors associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) have previously been identified, but few studies have described the relationship between IUGR and maternal stress caused by exposure to civil unrest. Here, we investigate this relationship during the Mount Elgon crisis in western Kenya between 2006 and 2008, following a period of violence. Birth weight data were compared between three hospitals in an exposed area, Mount Elgon (n=570), and one hospital in a control area, Kimilili (n=530). In a sub-analysis, the most stress exposed hospital, Bungoma West (n=211), was compared with the control hospital in Kimilili. Adjustments were made for offspring sex, gestational age and parity. The difference in mean birth weight between the most stress-exposed hospital (Bungoma West) and the control hospital (Kimilili) was 91 g after full adjustment (P=0.041). In conclusion, epidemiological data suggest a significant relationship between exposure to civil unrest and IUGR causing lower birth weight.

scholarly journals MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT PLANT CLEOME GYNANDRA: A PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EXPLANATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Partha Pradip Adhikari ◽  
Satya Bhusan Paul
Keyword(s):  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Secondary Plant Metabolites ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Cleome Gynandra ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Different Parts

  Cleome genus includes 601 plant species from the family Cleomaceae. Of more than 600 plants, 206 (34.3%) plants are having accepted species names. Cleome gynandra Linn. is a well-known medicinal plant with traditional and pharmacological importance. A good number of secondary plant metabolites have also been isolated from different parts of C. gynandra. Our investigation confirms two mutant varieties of C. gynandra exists in India. Accordingly, the objective of this study was designed to critically evaluate the pharmacological and phytochemical evaluation of C. gynandra of two mutant variety, to provide a consolidated platform for research potential of both the mutant varieties of C. gynandra. Careful scrutiny reveals that the plant possesses a huge range pharmacological applications, such as anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging, anticancerous, immunomodulator, and antidiabetic agents. To arrive its pharmacological importance the published papers also shown an enormous amount of phytochemicals endorsement. Scientific perusal reveals different parts of the plant has an immense medicinal importance which proofs its traditional use round the glove. But in North-Eastern region of India, the same plant abundantly found in pink mutant variety. To date, there is not much research investigation for this mutant variety to validate its pharmacological importance. Therefore, research needs to scrutinize and compare the medicinal claims of the pink mutant variety in the bio-diverse region of North-East India.

Coastline Change and Erosion-Accretion Evolution of the Sandwip Island, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 434-447
Author(s):  
Al Emran ◽  
Md. Abdur Rob ◽  
Md. Humayun Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Water Depth ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Steep Slope ◽  
Erosion Processes ◽  
Coastline Change ◽  
The North ◽  
Topographic Slope ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
Different Parts

The study tries to analyze the morphological and hydrological changes and to establish their relationship in the Sandwip Island through the integration of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The study concludes from the recent 30 years' data that the different parts of the island response different cycle of coastline change associated with hydrological dynamics. The resulted net loss of the coastline is about 6.98 km (0.23 km/y) and the net loss of the coastal area is about 23.99 km2 (0.8 km2/y). The erosion processes (increase in the water depth near shore) were active along the western and the south-western shores. This erosion of the island is facilitated by the steep slope of the bank, high tidal water pressure and loose bank materials. In contrast, the accretions (decrease in the water depth near shore) were taken place in the larger parts of the northern and the north-eastern shores of the island. This is due to the backwash sediment deposition with the favor of gentle topographic slope along shores.

scholarly journals Nutrient and Anti-nutrient Profile of a Local Formula from Sorghum, Peanut, Honey and Ghee (Metu2) for Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Amegovu K. Andrew ◽  
Peter Yiga ◽  
Kuorwel K. Kuorwel ◽  
Timothy Chewere
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin A ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Essential Fatty Acids ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
World Health ◽  
Home Based ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Eastern Uganda

World over, we are still struggling with persistent acute malnutrition levels; an estimated 17 million preschool children suffer from SAM, roughly the same figures as reported in 2013, a trend depicting insufficient progress towards the 2025 World Health Assembly. One such affected area is Karamoja Region in North Eastern Uganda. Partly, the trend could be attributed to unsustainable interventions like RUTF. Formulas from locally available foods could provide not only an affordable but also a culturally acceptable and effective home based solution.   Locally available sorghum, peanut, honey and ghee in North Eastern Uganda, is such a potential local formula. The nutritional and anti-nutritional profile of this local formula(metu2) was compared to plumpy-nut. Standard official analytical methods were used. Proximate composition was comparable and within the WHO recommendations for therapeutic formulas. Local formula(metu2) had a comparatively high energy content, 528kcal/100g to 509kcal in plumpynut. Vitamin A and K contents were below the WHO recommendations in local formula while Na, Mg and essential fatty acids were comparable and within the contents needed for SAM recovery. Zn was comparatively higher in plumpy-nut but levels in both formulas were below the recommendations. Trypsin inhibitors, phytates and condensed tannins were higher in local formula while aflatoxins were within the limits but not for plumpynut. Though lacking in critical K, Zn and Vitamin A, local formula(metu2) was comparable to plumpy-nut and its efficacy to sustain recovery from SAM needs to be studied. 

Modi’s Kashmir move puts India-Pakistan ties on brink

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Different Parts

Subject Consequences of India revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special constitutional status. Significance Delhi denies reports that there was a large-scale anti-India protest on August 9 in Srinagar, headquarters of the majority-Muslim Kashmir Valley. Much of Jammu and Kashmir has been on lockdown since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on August 5 revoked the state’s special constitutional status and passed legislation to reorganise its governance. India and Pakistan administer different parts of Kashmir and dispute sovereignty over the region. Impacts China is unlikely to maintain much diplomatic pressure on India, following its initial expression of opposition to Delhi’s Kashmir move. Islamabad will urge Washington to confront Delhi over the Kashmir issue, probably to little avail. In India’s north-eastern states, fears that Delhi may attenuate special local rights are unlikely to be assuaged by government denials.

The Age-Set System of the Pastoral Pokot: The Sapana Initiation Ceremony

Africa ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Peristiany
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Nomadic Pastoralists ◽  
The Government ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
The Hill ◽  
Irrigation Agriculture ◽  
North Western ◽  
Ecological Pattern ◽  
Do So

Opening ParagraphThe society to which this paper refers is a Nilo-Hamitic tribe of north-western Kenya among whose people, the Pokot, I carried out field-work for a period of approximately 6 months in 1947. For the opportunity to do so I am indebted to the Government of Kenya.The population of West Suk does not exceed 25,000 but is dispersed over an area of 1,810 square miles. The eastern and western sections of this tribe are composed of semi-nomadic pastoralists, the pi-pa-tich (cattle people) who live in arid and often semi-desert plains. Between the plains rise the Suk Hills, inhabited by the pi-pa-pagh (people of the grain) who, in certain areas, practise intensive irrigation agriculture and in others follow the usual ecological pattern of the mixed-economy Kipsigis and Nandi. The hill people have close cultural affinities with the Nandi group, while the pastoralists have been strongly influenced by their Karamojong and Turkana neighbours.

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