Maasai
By combining photographs with the voice of someone from within the community, the book renders Maasai daily life, ritual, prayer, and family ties in rich depth. Its large format preserves the feel of place and the texture of lived culture.
Work Information
A vivid photo book that draws readers into the Maasai world through images and testimony.
This large-format photo book introduces Maasai society in Kenya and Tanzania through both images and text. It conveys songs, prayers, rites of passage, and the structure of family and community with a sense of immediacy that feels close to an insider's view.
Review Summaries
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The force of the photographs and the authority of the voice work together to make the culture sharply vivid. The large-format design is part of the experience itself.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Published
- 1990-08-01
- Pages
- 276 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 26.67 x 3.18 x 33.66 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780810980990
- ISBN-10
- 0810980991
- Price
- 4279 JPY
Amazon.co.jp: Maasai : Beckwith, Carol, Saitoti, Tepilit Ole: 洋書
Reviews
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Great Maasai Book
I'd shared the descrition with my friend who lives in Maasailand and he says the description is very accurate. Some of the Traditional Ritual may not exists any more but core culature is vividly articulated.
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Superb book
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A super book to read. HAs some stunning photographs too!
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This is a very large coffee table book which I bought for my son who is going to go to Africa (I have one myself). The photography is wonderful and the narrative is wonderful. (The Maasai believe that all the cattle in the world belong to the themi). They have a warrior group which is the protector of the villages and young girls have a strict pecking order of boyfriends, depending on who is in the area (the warriors travel a lot).
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After spending three weeks with the Kenyan Maasai, I fell in love with them all. This book has such wonderful photographs and cultural information. Great photos as well as narrative; gave me lots of information about their history. I recommend it.
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I spent almost 6 months living in a Maasai Village, this is such a great detailed book that I read before traveling over there to understand the culture and bought once I got back. The book tells the life style of traditional Maasai culture.
Related Literary Awards
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Edition 46 (1981) ・Winner・Winner