Ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard
For the 1971 documentary film, see The Nuer (film).
The Nuer
Author
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
Original title
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People
Subject
Social anthropology
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Publication date
1940
Preceded by
Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande (1937)
Followed by
The Sanusi of Cyrenaica (1949)
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People is an ethnographical study by the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902–73) first published in 1940. The work examined the political and familial systems of the Nuer people in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and is considered a landmark work of social anthropology. It was the first of three books authored by Evans-Pritchard on Nuer culture.
TheNuer speak theNuer language, which belongs to the Nilotic language family. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan. TheNuer people...
TheNuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People is an ethnographical study by the British anthropologist...
TheNuer language (Thok Naath) ("people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by theNuer people of South Sudan...
Nuer may refer to: Nuer people Nuer language or Thok Nath This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nuer. If an internal link led...
TheNuer White Army, sometimes decapitalised as the "white army", is a semi-official name for a militant organisation formed by theNuer people of central...
tribes with the largest being the Dinka, who constitute about 35% of the population and predominate in government. The second largest are theNuers. Conflict...
The Juba Nuer Massacre occurred on December 15 to 18, 2013, in the capital of South Sudan. The massacre of theNuer people was carried out by South Sudan...
between Dinka and Nuer as they battled for grazing land. The Dinka's religions, beliefs, and lifestyle have led to conflict with the Arab Islamic government...
of the Luo language group, the Burun languages are thought by linguist Roger Blench as a fourth subgroup of Nilotic. The Dinka-Nuer Languages are the larger...
The Jikany Nuer are a section of theNuer people who mainly live in the eastern part of Upper Nile state in South Sudan, particularly around Nasir in...
Region.[citation needed] The Dinka is the largest, theNuerthe second-largest, the Zande the third-largest, and the Bari the fourth-largest of South Sudan's...
whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of theNuer tribe. Park used this book as a platform to support Dut's organization...
by the Dinka and as Jebe by the Luo and Nuer, among others. The Murle speak the Murle language, which is part of the Surmic language family. The language...
populations mainly inhabit the Gambela region: Nuer refugees , Anuak (Anywaa), Majang and others. In 1994, the national census reported the region's population...
thousands died in the following years from the resulting famine. The Bul Nuer Anyanya-2 militia at Mayom under Paulino Matip and the Lou Nuer Anyanya-2 militia...
violent clashes broke out in 1993 between Jikany Nuer and Lou Nuer in Upper Nile, in 2009-2012 between Lou Nuer and Murle in Jonglei and in 2013-2014 between...
33°34′E / 8.167°N 33.567°E / 8.167; 33.567 Nuer Zone Amharic (ኑዌር ዞን) Thok Naath (Guäth Cieŋkä naath), The Zone is founded in Gambela Region of Ethiopia...
Daughter of the Nile (Chinese: 尼羅河女兒) is a 1987 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Lin Hsiao-yang (Lin Yang), tries to keep her family together...
from theNuer-dominated SPLM-IO in 2013. SPLM-IO Nuer White Army – TheNuer White Army is a militant Nuer organization originally formed to defend Nuer cattle...
(1964) The Squeeze (1964) The Draft Card Burners (circa 1965) Patterns for Communication (1966) 9 Variations on a Dance Theme (1966) TheNuer (1970) Organism...
The disarmament of the Lou Nuer was a forcible disarmament campaign undertaken by the SPLA in Southern Sudan in December 2005. While other groups had...
well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly...
known as the Karamojong or Karimojong, Datooga, Dinka, Nuer, Atwot, Lotuko, and the Maa-speaking peoples. The Nilotes constitute the majority of the population...
villa Bonomi, Lake Como, Italy. Rak Hai Roo(Love to Know) Ost. Sarm Noon Nuer Tong Yoot Wela (Stop Time) Ost. Phope Ruk Online 2021 : Full EP.1 | Bookmark...
languages such as Luo, Nuer and Dinka Before Greenberg's reclassification, Nilotic was used to refer to Western Nilotic alone, with the other two being grouped...
accordance with Nuer tradition, any wealth owned by the woman becomes property of the man after the marriage. This wealth that is transferred is in the form of...