Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE NILO-HAMITES: GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- Grouping -- Traditions of the Northern Group -- Traditions of the Central Group -- Traditions of the Southern Group -- Cultural summary -- Political organization -- Age-sets -- Bodily mutilations -- Religion -- Physical characters -- Comparative tables to illustrate Nilo-Hamitic cultures -- INTRODUCTION TO THE NORTHERN NILO-HAMITES -- Nomenclature -- Distribution and grouping -- Language -- Sketch of the history of the Southern Sudan in the 19th century -- Cultural summary -- Modern administration -- Physical environment -- I. BARI STOCK -- The Bari -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Kuku -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Kakwa -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Marshia -- The Mondari -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Pöjulu -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social and political organization -- Main cultural features -- The Nyangbara -- The Nyepu -- II. LULUBA-LOKOYA STOCK -- The Luluba -- The Lokoya -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- III. LOTUKO STOCK -- The Lotuko -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- Note on Lopit, Lowudo, and Lomya -- The La?o -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure