Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean to 1800: Reviewing Relations in Historical Perspective

Pouwels, Randall L.

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“…In his ethnography of fishers from the Lamu archipelago, A. H. J. Prins ( 1965 :139, 141) notes that shark-fishing methods such as trolling in the open sea and fishing with a tangle net ( jarife ) required “strenuous work” and “much capital.” These continue to be observed along the Swahili coast; the gear and vessels are often owned by traders or sponsors who get a large share of the fishing profits (Nakamura 2011 ), a differentiation that may be attested archaeologically at the 17th-century site of Kua on Mafia Island (Christie 2011 ). Perhaps propelled by the opening of new exchange markets (Pouwels 2002 :371), the early second millennium was marked by important changes that defined the Swahili coast, such as the rise of well-known urban commercial centers (LaViolette 2008 :29). Given the necessary investments in offshore technologies, it is not surprising that offshore fishing developed during a period of urban growth and intensifying maritime trade and seafaring.…”

Section: The Advent Of Deep Sea Fishing and Long-distance Voyagesmentioning

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When Did the Swahili Become Maritime?

Fleisher

Lane

LaViolette

et al. 2015

American Anthropologist

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In this article, we examine an assumption about the historic Swahili of the eastern African coast: that they were a maritime society from their beginnings in the first millennium C.E. Based on historical and archaeological data, we suggest that, despite their proximity to and use of the sea, the level of maritimity of Swahili society increased greatly over time and was only fully realized in the early second millennium C.E. Drawing on recent theorizing from other areas of the world about maritimity as well as research on the Swahili, we discuss three arenas that distinguish first- and second-millennium coastal society in terms of their maritime orientation. These are variability and discontinuity in settlement location and permanence; evidence of increased engagement with the sea through fishing and sailing technology; and specialized architectural developments involving port facilities, mosques, and houses. The implications of this study are that we must move beyond coastal location in determining maritimity; consider how the sea and its products were part of social life; and assess whether the marine environment actively influences and is influenced by broader patterns of sociocultural organization, practice, and belief within Swahili and other societies. [maritime, fishing and sailing, long-distance trade, Swahili, eastern Africa]RESUMENEn este artículo, evaluamos la hipótesis de que los pueblos Swahili de la costa oriental africana fueron una sociedad marítima a partir del primer milenio E.C. Basados en información histórica y arqueológica, proponemos que la asociación de la sociedad Swahili con el mar incrementó considerablemente con el tiempo y se manifestó de una forma significativa particularmente desde principios del segundo milenio E.C. Utilizando teorías recientes sobre maritimidad en otras áreas del mundo, así como investigaciones sobre los Swahili, discutimos tres temas que marcan las diferencias del nivel de orientación marítima de esta sociedad costera entre el primer y segundo milenio. Éstas son la variabilidad y discontinuidad en la localización y permanencia de los asentamientos; evidencia de una conexión mayor con el mar a través de la tecnología de pesca y navegación; y desarrollos arquitectónicos especializados que incluyen instalaciones portuarias, mezquitas, y casas. Las implicaciones de este estudio indican que debemos considerar otros aspectos de una sociedad aparte de su localización costera para determinar su maritimidad. Hay que considerar cómo el mar y sus productos son parte de la vida social y evaluar si existe una influencia recíproca entre el ambiente marítimo y los patrones de organización sociocultural, las prácticas, y las creencias de los Swahili y otras sociedades. [marítimo, pesca y navegación, comercio a larga distancia, Swahili, África Oriental]

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Section: The Advent Of Deep Sea Fishing and Long-distance Voyagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Did the Swahili Become Maritime?

Fleisher

Lane

LaViolette

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American Anthropologist

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“…74 And Pouwels sees marriage as the social capital by which merchants could integrate themselves and promote their business along the African east coast prior to 1800. 75 In an unwitting anticipation of a rapidly growing literature on (lack of) social capital and crime (or any other deviancy), McIntosh suddenly imports the idea into her response for a debate on the Controlling of Misbehavior across the medieval/early modern divide. 76 It accumulates with the formation of the nation-state, again anticipating social capital as modernization.…”

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Social capital versus social history

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“…Embora sejam comumente considerados como um grupo único de pessoas, seus integrantes podem ser bem diferentes entre si, compondo uma série de povoamentos distintos. Não chegaram a ocupar um território determinado, em torno de fronteiras bem demarcadas, ou adotaram uma política única, com limites claramente definidos, tão pouco tiveram um centro ou uma capital política (MIDDLETON; HORTON, 2001, p. 2-15;VERNET, 2010;PEARSON, 1998;POUWELS, 2002, p. 385-425).…”

Section: Ser Suaíli No Norte De Moçambique No Século XIXunclassified

Entre suaílis e macuas, mujojos e muzungos: o norte de Moçambique como complexo de interconexões

Mattos

2018

Estud. Ibero-Am. (Online)

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Cores, ClassifiCações e Categorias soCiais: os africanos nos impérios ibéricos, séculos XVI a XIX http://dx.Resumo: O norte de Moçambique era marcado pela intensa circulação de pessoas, produtos, ideias e saberes no século XIX. Era possível encontrar uma variedade de grupos, tais como suaílis, macuas-imbamelas e namarrais, mujojos e muzungos. Essas categorias sociais revelam formas de classificação e identificação baseadas em diferentes critérios: localização geográfica, religião, aspectos culturais, ocupação, cor, condição econômica e social. O principal objetivo deste artigo é analisar como essas categorias sociais foram construídas historicamente e as conexões culturais e identitárias existentes em torno delas.Palavras-chave: classificações sociais; conexões culturais; norte de Moçambique. Abstract:The northern Mozambique was marked by the intense circulation of people, products, ideas and knowledge in the nineteenth century. The northern Mozambique was a socio-cultural mosaic in the nineteenth century, marked by the intense circulation of people, products, ideas and knowledge. It was possible to find a diversity of groups, such as Swahili, Makua-Imbamela and Namarral, Mujojo and Muzungo. These social categories reveal forms of classification and identification based on different criteria: geographic location, religion, cultural aspects, occupation, color, economic and social condition. The main objective of this article is to analyze how these social categories were constructed historically as well as the cultural and identity connections existing around them.Resumen: El norte de Mozambique era marcado por la intensa circulación de personas, productos, ideas y saberes en el siglo XIX. Era posible encontrar una variedad de grupos, tales como suaíles, macuas-imbamelas y namarrais, mujojos y muzungos. Estas categorias sociales revelam formas de clasificación y identificación basadas en diferentes criterios: localización geográfica, religión, aspectos culturales, ocupación, color, condición económica y social. El principal objetivo de este artículo es analizar cómo estas categorías sociales fueron construidas históricamente y las conexiones culturales e identitarias existentes en torno a ellas. Palabras clave: clasificaciones sociales; conexiones culturales; norte de Moçambique. Este artigo está licenciado sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que a publicação original seja corretamente citada. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pt_BR dados biográficos da autora_biographical data of the author Estudos Ibero-Americanos, Porto Alegre, v. 44, n. 3, p. 457-469, set.-dez. 2018 R. A. Mattos | Entre suaílis e macuas, mujojos e muzungos Recebido: 01 dez. 2017; aprovado: 29 jun. 2018.

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Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean to 1800: Reviewing Relations in Historical Perspective

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When Did the Swahili Become Maritime?

When Did the Swahili Become Maritime?

Social capital versus social history

Entre suaílis e macuas, mujojos e muzungos: o norte de Moçambique como complexo de interconexões

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