A history of the Kikuyu to 1904

This thesis is the first systematic attempt, so far undertaken, to collect and analyse the historical traditions of the Kikuyu. It demonstrates that among the Kikuyu the genealogies of the mbari or kinship groups are a more fruitful source of historical evidence than the popular myths of origin whic...

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Main Author: Muriuki, Godfrey
Published: SOAS, University of London 1969
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758872