When hypothesis becomes myth: the Iraqi origin of the Iraqw. (Tanzania) From: Ethnology | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Rekdal, Ole Bjorn | COPYRIGHT 1998 University of Pittsburgh. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The origin myth of the Iraqw is considered to be a modified version of the now-rejected Hamitic hypothesis. Iraqw people in Tanzania claim to be historically connected with Iraq, and they validate their claim by pointing to the similarities between the words Iraq and Iraqw. The oralization of written sources in relation to the word Iraqw has become a means of authority and authenticity of an invented tradition.

The now-rejected Hamitic hypothesis, depicting Caucasoid peoples from the...

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