Facing Mount Kenya
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"Facing Mount Kenya" is an influential ethnographic study of Kikuyu society and culture written by Kenyan independence leader Jomo Kenyatta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Facing Mount Kenya canonical | 2 |
| Facing Mount Kenya (as Jomo Kenyatta) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7453931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Facing Mount Kenya Context triple: [Jomo Kenyatta, notableWork, Facing Mount Kenya]
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A.
Kibuli Hill
Kibuli Hill is one of the prominent hills in Kampala, Uganda, known for its historic mosque and significant Muslim community institutions.
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B.
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is an extinct stratovolcano in central Kenya and Africa’s second-highest mountain, renowned for its rugged peaks, glaciers, and alpine ecosystems.
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C.
Kiliwa
Kiliwa is an indigenous people of northern Baja California, Mexico, known for their distinct Yuman language and traditional hunter-gatherer culture.
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D.
Mount Longonot
Mount Longonot is a stratovolcano in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, known for its prominent crater and popular hiking trails offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
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E.
Kigezi Highlands
The Kigezi Highlands are a mountainous region in southwestern Uganda known for their steep terraced hills, cool climate, and rich biodiversity, including habitats for endangered mountain gorillas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Facing Mount Kenya Target entity description: "Facing Mount Kenya" is an influential ethnographic study of Kikuyu society and culture written by Kenyan independence leader Jomo Kenyatta.
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A.
Kibuli Hill
Kibuli Hill is one of the prominent hills in Kampala, Uganda, known for its historic mosque and significant Muslim community institutions.
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B.
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is an extinct stratovolcano in central Kenya and Africa’s second-highest mountain, renowned for its rugged peaks, glaciers, and alpine ecosystems.
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C.
Kiliwa
Kiliwa is an indigenous people of northern Baja California, Mexico, known for their distinct Yuman language and traditional hunter-gatherer culture.
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D.
Mount Longonot
Mount Longonot is a stratovolcano in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, known for its prominent crater and popular hiking trails offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
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E.
Kigezi Highlands
The Kigezi Highlands are a mountainous region in southwestern Uganda known for their steep terraced hills, cool climate, and rich biodiversity, including habitats for endangered mountain gorillas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnography ⓘ |
| about |
African nationalism
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British colonialism in Kenya ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ |
| author | Jomo Kenyatta ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya ⓘ |
| describes |
Kikuyu economic life
ⓘ
Kikuyu initiation ceremonies ⓘ Kikuyu land system ⓘ Kikuyu legal customs ⓘ Kikuyu marriage practices ⓘ Kikuyu religious beliefs ⓘ Kikuyu social structure ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780435905484 ⓘ |
| hasLaterEdition | Heinemann African Writers Series edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on initiation rites
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chapter on land tenure ⓘ chapter on marriage customs ⓘ chapter on political organization ⓘ chapter on religion and magic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | insider ethnography ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of African ethnography ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Ethnology—Kenya
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Kenya—Social life and customs ⓘ Kikuyu (African people) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kikuyu culture
ⓘ
Kikuyu people ⓘ Kikuyu society ⓘ
linked to:
Kikuyu people
|
| notableFor |
African-authored ethnography of an African society
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critique of colonial policies in Kenya ⓘ defense of Kikuyu culture ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~340 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg ⓘ |
| setIn |
Central Kenya
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Kikuyu country ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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precolonial Kikuyu society ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference in African studies
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text in anthropology courses ⓘ |
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Subject: Facing Mount Kenya Description of subject: "Facing Mount Kenya" is an influential ethnographic study of Kikuyu society and culture written by Kenyan independence leader Jomo Kenyatta.
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