This book discusses herbal medicine, indigenous governance, and judiciary among the Swahili, Kamba, and Kikuyu communities of East Africa as well as the role which African languages play in preserving these indigenous knowledge forms.
This book discusses herbal medicine, indigenous governance, and judiciary among the Swahili, Kamba, and Kikuyu communities of East Africa as well as the role which African languages play in preserving these indigenous knowledge forms.
Esther Mukewa Lisanza is assistant professor in the African Studies Department at Howard University. Catherine Ndungo is associate professor in the Kiswahili Department at Kenyatta University.
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List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: East African Languages: The Case of Indigenous Dominant Languages, Indigenous Minority Languages, and Multilingualism Chapter 1: Kiswahili as an Indigenous Dominant Language in East Africa Chapter 2: Kikamba and Gikuyu as Minority Languages in East Africa Chapter 3: Multilingualism in East Africa: Voices of the Youth in Kenya and Tanzania Part II: Herbal Medicine among the Swahili, Gikuyu, and Kamba Chapter 4: Indigenous Medicine Among the Swahili Chapter 5: Herbal Medicine Among the Agikuyu Chapter 6: Akamba Herbal Medicine: No Disease Without Cure Part III: Indigenous Governance and Judiciary Chapter 7: The Kamba Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Clan System Chapter 8: Swahili Indigenous Governance and Judiciary: The City-State System Chapter 9: Gikuyu Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Age Grade System Conclusion References About the Authors
List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: East African Languages: The Case of Indigenous Dominant Languages, Indigenous Minority Languages, and Multilingualism Chapter 1: Kiswahili as an Indigenous Dominant Language in East Africa Chapter 2: Kikamba and Gikuyu as Minority Languages in East Africa Chapter 3: Multilingualism in East Africa: Voices of the Youth in Kenya and Tanzania Part II: Herbal Medicine among the Swahili, Gikuyu, and Kamba Chapter 4: Indigenous Medicine Among the Swahili Chapter 5: Herbal Medicine Among the Agikuyu Chapter 6: Akamba Herbal Medicine: No Disease Without Cure Part III: Indigenous Governance and Judiciary Chapter 7: The Kamba Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Clan System Chapter 8: Swahili Indigenous Governance and Judiciary: The City-State System Chapter 9: Gikuyu Indigenous Governance and Judicial System: The Age Grade System Conclusion References About the Authors
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