Zanzibar: Its History and its People

PREFACE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER I ZANZIBAR Introduction-Geographical delimitations-Geological history -Fauna and flora-Derivation of the name CHAPTER II THE PEOPLE PART I-HISTORICAL A. EARLY HISTORY AND EXTERNAL INFLUENCES CHAPTER III Introduction-Stone Age CHAPTER IV The ancient Egyptians CHAPTER V The Beginning of the Christian CHAPTER VI Reactions for paucity of information on East Africa CHAPTER VII EARLY MODERN VISTORS FROM THE NEAR EAST CHAPTER VIII VISITORS 'ROM THE FAR EAST CHAPTER IX THE RISK AND 'ALL 0' THE PORTUGUESE B. LATER HISTORY OF THE NATIVE TRIBES CHAPTER X The origin of the native tribes in Zanzibar and Pemba CHAPTER XI Period of the Zinj Empire CHAPTER XII NATIVE DYNASTIES 0' ZANZIBAR C. HISTORY OF MODERN ZANZIBAR CHAPTER XIII THE ZANZIBARI-OMANI EMPIRE CHAPTER XIV THE REIGN or SIYYID KRALI'A BIN SAID TO THE PRESENT DAY PART II-ETHNOLOGICAL A. FOREIGN INFLUENCES CHAPTER XV Introduction CHAPTER XVI The Khawarij CHAPTER XVII The Arabs of Zanzibar CHAPTER XVIII Social Organization CHAPTER XIX Some notes on the life of Swahilis and freed slaves B. NATIVE TRIBES OF ZANZIBAR CHAPTER XX LIFE OF THE INDVIDUAL CHAPTER XXI Family organization CHAPTER XXII Village life CHAPTER XXIII Tribal organization CHAPTER XXIV Law CHAPTER XXV The soil-Land tenure CHAPTER XXVI Agricultural and nautical year-Agricultural customs CHAPTER XXVII Fire-Salt-Food-Drink CHAPTER XXVIII Livestock-Game-Traps-Hunting CHAPTER XXIX Fishing-Sailing CHAPTER XXX Clothing-Ornaments-Habitations CHAPTER XXXI CRAFTS CHAPTER XXXII Commerce CHAPTER XXXIII Languages-Dialectical vocabularies-Writing. CHAPTER XXXIV Proverbs-Riddles CHAPTER XXXV Tales CHAPTER XXXVI Poetry-Art CHAPTER XXXVII MUSIC, SONGS AND DANCES CHAPTER XXXVIII MUSIC, SONGS AND DANCES (continued) CHAPTER XXXIX NATURE CHAPTER XL RELIGIONCHAPTER XLI MEDICINE Surgery - Physics - The practitioners - Materia Medica-Nosology CHAPTER XLII MAGIC CHAPTER XLIII Numbers-Divination CHAPTER XLIV The people of Makunduchi CHAPTER XLV Swahili psychology CHAPTER XLVI Dreams and ghosts CHAPTER XLVII Physical characteristics of the Zanzibaris

First published in 1931, this account covers both the history and ethnography of Zanzibar.