This document summarizes key points from a lecture on peoples and cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses concepts like social groups beyond kinship, including secret societies and voluntary associations. It also covers topics like group identity, war and peace, oral communication traditions, the idea of tradition, states, tribes, and moving beyond the concept of tribe to discuss ethnicity.

1. ANTH326 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa Meeting 9, November 5, 2007

4. Southall and Ranger

5. Team 1

6. Team 2

7. Team 3

8. Team 4

10. Social Groups

16. “ Traditional Africa”

22. States

23. Defining States?

25. Southall Notes