À la lumière des structures africaines. «á¼´Î»Î· (îlè) et ἀγέλη (agélè), groupes ou classes d’âge dans les textes grecs d’Homère à Plutarque ? »

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In this study, age structures in traditional African education are used in the illumination of the senses of á¼€γέλη and á¼´λη in Sparta.

To this end, the examination of the diachronic and semantic evolution of á¼€γέλη and á¼´λη in Greek literature from Homer to Plutarch on the one hand, and ethnological and anthropological research on age structures in traditional black Africa, on the other hand, are the sources of this article. This method highlights the organization of ages in both education systems and the terminology related to their structures.

It is on this basis that the meanings of á¼€γέλη and á¼´λη are identified in the light of the terms designating a “group” and an “age class” in Africa. As such, the Dogon educational system, among others in Africa, serves as a reference for the illumination of á¼€γέλη and á¼´λη with the words gaaru-gaaru and gigiri. Thus, by comparing the forms and contents of the “entities” that these terms refer to in the two educational spaces, their respective meanings can be clarified.