Caste An European Phenomenon

[HareKrishna]

What european caste system? It safrican caste system

Caste system in Africa

Countries in Africa who have societies with caste systems within their borders include Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Somalia.

[edit] West Africa

In West Africa, the osu caste systems of eastern Nigeria and southern Cameroon are derived from indigenous religious beliefs and discriminate against the "Osus" people as "owned by deities" and outcasts.

Similarly, the Mandé societies in Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone have caste systems that divide society by occupation and ethnic ties. The Mande caste system regards the jonow slave castes as inferior. Similarly, the Wolof caste system in Senegal is divided into three main groups, the geer (freeborn/nobles), jaam (slaves and slave descendants) and the outcast neeno (people of caste). In various parts of West Africa, Fulani societies also have caste divisions.

Caste systems in Central Africa include the ubuhake castes in Rwanda and Burundi.

The Borana Oromo of southern Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa also have a caste system, where the Watta, an acculturated Bantu group, represent the lowest caste.

The traditionally nomadic Somali people are divided into clans, wherein the Rahanweyn agro-pastoral clans and the occupational clans such as the Madhiban are sometimes treated as outcasts.

Caste systems in North Africa include the Tuareg caste system

[agnivayu]

[quote name='HareKrishna' date='04 April 2010 - 01:34 PM' timestamp='1270367819' post='105635']

As style,this buildings start from the neo-romanian style (born at the beginning of the 20 century,mixing italian,french,turkish-arabic and romanian styles and influences)and develop by multiplication of the original double roof from previous style ,and by enlargement of the balconies and terraces .But how the style start and how it become to resemble the nepali architecture, nobody is really sure.Maybe from the movies ,maybe from atavistic tastes of romas.

What is for sure is that this style begin in the years 90'

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Lots of similarity with Japanese architecture as well. Seems all of Asia has complex architecture. Islamic and Northern European styles are more plain.

[agnivayu]

European caste were (and are) very well entrenched. The word caste includes tribes and ethnicities(just like it's used in the case of India) as well as job based. European last names are job based caste names, like Smith, Cooper (Barrel Maker), Zimmermann (Carpenter), Potter etc.. They also had a serf caste, Knights, Merchants and Lords and royal blood (example the British royal family caste). The European Royals were actually not just a caste but also closely related, example in WW-1 the Kaiser of Germany and King of UK were second cousins. Through arranged marriage the European royal ruling caste system thrived.











[quote name='HareKrishna' date='07 April 2010 - 02:12 AM' timestamp='1270586070' post='105751']

What european caste system? It safrican caste system

Caste system in Africa

Countries in Africa who have societies with caste systems within their borders include Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Somalia.

[edit] West Africa

In West Africa, the osu caste systems of eastern Nigeria and southern Cameroon are derived from indigenous religious beliefs and discriminate against the "Osus" people as "owned by deities" and outcasts.

Similarly, the Mandé societies in Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone have caste systems that divide society by occupation and ethnic ties. The Mande caste system regards the jonow slave castes as inferior. Similarly, the Wolof caste system in Senegal is divided into three main groups, the geer (freeborn/nobles), jaam (slaves and slave descendants) and the outcast neeno (people of caste). In various parts of West Africa, Fulani societies also have caste divisions.

Caste systems in Central Africa include the ubuhake castes in Rwanda and Burundi.

The Borana Oromo of southern Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa also have a caste system, where the Watta, an acculturated Bantu group, represent the lowest caste.

The traditionally nomadic Somali people are divided into clans, wherein the Rahanweyn agro-pastoral clans and the occupational clans such as the Madhiban are sometimes treated as outcasts.

Caste systems in North Africa include the Tuareg caste system

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