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Review of Mary Douglas (1963) “The LeLe of the Kasai” Readings in Social-cultural Anthropology
Amandin ZC*
The present article is a review of “The Lele of the Kasai”, an anthropological research
conducted by Mary Douglas in 1963 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. The field research on “The Lele of the Kasai” is one of the most significant monographs
devoted to the Bantu society of Congo-Leopoldville. Mary Douglas devoted her research to social structure, social organization
, social cohesion and kinship, backward economy, roles of family members (division of labor) from traditional
and modern perspectives (ie before and after colonization). However, M. Douglas' research has similarities with this article
on “Social structure and economic market of the Yakoma ethnic group” in Bangui, Central African Republic (2009). The main purpose
of the review is
to present her methodological approaches and theories, objectives and analyses of her fieldwork, her engagement as a social anthropologist, examine the types of studies she has conducted, identify the significance of her research for anthropology, and describe
similarities between the Lele of the Kasai in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Yakoma ethnic group in the Central African
Republic (CAR).