Describe the social organization of the Akamba in the 19th century.
Answer:
- The family was an important social unit, several families claiming same ancestry formed a larger social unit called a clan.
-Marriage was polygamous and exogamous.
- Both boys and girls were circumcised at puberty after which they were allowed to marry and bear children.
- The Akamba had a second initiation in which the young initiates were taught customs, believes, values and secrets of the Akamha society.
- The Akamba were religious and believed on a god called Mulungu.
- Sacrifices and offerings were made by elders called Atumia ma Ithembo in shrines under a fig or baobab tree.
- They believed in ancestral spirits who were intermediaries between the Akamba and their gods. They were appeased with sacrifices and offerings.
- The Akamba had special people like medicine men, prophets and diviners with different social responsibilities.
- They had social ceremonies marked with songs and dances
- The songs were conducted during childbirth, wedding, harvest and death
-Marriage was polygamous and exogamous.
- Both boys and girls were circumcised at puberty after which they were allowed to marry and bear children.
- The Akamba had a second initiation in which the young initiates were taught customs, believes, values and secrets of the Akamha society.
- The Akamba were religious and believed on a god called Mulungu.
- Sacrifices and offerings were made by elders called Atumia ma Ithembo in shrines under a fig or baobab tree.
- They believed in ancestral spirits who were intermediaries between the Akamba and their gods. They were appeased with sacrifices and offerings.
- The Akamba had special people like medicine men, prophets and diviners with different social responsibilities.
- They had social ceremonies marked with songs and dances
- The songs were conducted during childbirth, wedding, harvest and death
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