I am in no way a fan of tribal ways of life ;)
The tribal system is based on total anti-individualism and to me, (in a certain way) individualism is almost a religion.

Oppression, loneliness, helplessness - all these works even better in a tribal or quazi-tribal sosiety than in capitalistic one, especially if you are looked upon as even a bit "strange" or a bit of outcast.

there is a splendid book about living in a real tribe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Valero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Valero)

It became a book of my life in a sense