Word: tribalized
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...acters have traveled well to Manhattan. Brother Jero, played with finesse by Harold Scott, is a delightful spoof of the self-declared prophets who hold ceremonies for their "customers" on the beach. The Strong Breed is more of a myth-play, delving into the realm of tribal taboos with the tale of a stranger who becomes a village's sacrificial scapegoat...
...acters have traveled well to Manhattan. Brother Jero, played with finesse by Harold Scot, is a delightful spoof of the self-declared prophets who hold ceremonies for their "customers" on the beach. The Strong Breed is more of a myth-play, delving into the realm of tribal taboos with the tale of a stranger who becomes a village's sacrificial scapegoat...
...milk and cow urine. Now Tanzanian President Ju lius Nyerere has decided that it is time for the Masai to pick up some civilized habits. In a policy designed to stamp out "ancient, unhealthy customs," he has ordered the 100,000 Masai to put on some clothes, abandon their tribal rituals and start doing their share toward reaching the goals he holds for Tanzania...
...hurt them far more than having to enlarge their wardrobes is the government campaign to suppress their lion hunts and other deep cultural traditions. Last week the 50,000 Masai in neighboring Kenya-still photogenic in their loincloths-whooped it up in their gala ewunoto initiation rite for new tribal elders. Though it is the most important of the Masai ceremonies, their brothers in Tanzania are unlikely to celebrate it ever again...
...Strong Breed delves into the dark and obscure realm of tribal taboos. Exorcism and witchcraft flicker along the edges of the action, but the convoluted flashbacks of a meandering plot never indicate exactly how and why. The core of the play concerns a teacher-stranger (Scott) who is out of sympathy with the annual tradition of a sacrificial human scapegoat known as a "carrier," but who lacks sufficient nerve and emancipation to fight the ancient tribal custom...