Review of Mary Douglas (1963): "The Lele of the Kasai": Readings in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
The present paper is a review of 'The Lele of the Kasai', An Anthropological research made by Mary Douglas in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa in 1963. The fieldwork about The Lele of the Kasai is one of the most significant monographs which were consecrated to the Bantu society of the Congo-Leopoldville. Mary Douglas dedicated her research to the social structure, social organization, Social cohesion, and kinship, the economy backward, family members roles (the division of labor) from the traditional and modern perspectives (I. e. before colonization and after colonization). However, M. Douglas' research has similarities with this paper presented on 'Social structure and Economic Market of Yakoma ethnic group' in Bangui, Central African Republic (2009). The main purpose of the review is to carried out her fieldwork methodology approaches and theories, objectives, analysis, her engagement as social anthropologist, examine the types of study she undertakes, the important of her research to anthropology study and describe similarities between "The Lele of the Kasai" of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Yakoma ethnic group in Central African Republic (CAR).