Introduction “Without war, how shall we know the courageous from the cowardly?” (Massek 1974: 7-8). This quote comes from a story in a book of Maasai wisdom and proverbs. It is the story of an elder man taking his son to the Mountain of God to tell him the ways of the people of the Maa. He professes to his son the changes taking place in Maasai culture and their loss of prominence throughout the land. …showed first 75 words of 2464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2464 total…is rapidly disappearing already (Saitoti 1980: 31). This hierarchical system of age and responsibility is only a small remains of this ancient culture. Unfortunately with the intrusion of the modern world it is difficult for the Maasai culture to preserve their ways of life and one day they may vanish entirely. It is my sincerest hope that somehow they will continue to practice their traditions and delve back into their traditional ways to regenerate the Maasai culture.