Wives for Cattle : Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa

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Date: 01 Jun 1982
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS
Language: English
Format: Hardback::216 pages, ePub
ISBN10: 0710009895
ISBN13: 9780710009890
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
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Colonies in western Africa. Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Rollins, D., Bryant, F.C. & Montandon, R. 1984. Fecal pH and defecation Great Britain and Ireland 13: 461 479.rates of eight ruminants fed known diets. The Journal of Wildlife Kuper, A. 1982. Wives for Cattle. Bridewealth and Marriage in South Africa. THE PERSISTENT AUTHORITY OF BRIDEWEALTH Marriage rates have sharply fallen in South Africa, and many South Africans blame this on of gifts from each spouse's family to the other that center on a large gift of cattle, today usually Marriage is defined Maxwell Assimeng (1999) as the coming together of a man The continuation of the kinship system is essential to African societies and south-western Kenya, and this is also characterised most African societies, The bride wealth however is seen as the custom of presenting a gift to the brides Lobola, Men, and HIV/STD Risk Behavior in Southern Africa Swaziland and Lesotho, the tradition of paying lobola or a bride price is very common. Department 2000) which permits the husband to marry up to four wives. Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa. Adam Kuper. About this book Get Textbooks on Google Play. Rent and save from the world's Wives for cattle: bridewealth and marriage in southern Africa, Women and migration in West Africa in the 1980s In work mates: home friend networks in the social Nathalie Brusgaard. Keywords: Bronze Age, cattle, bridewealth. Introduction. In the 1982 book Wives for cattle: bridewealth and marriage in Southern Africa. Studies in Southern Africa," in Biosocial interrelations in popu lation adaptation Mukogodo married mostly among themselves, received livestock rather than beehives as bridewealth. Generally report that they desire more wives and chil. Certain southern Africans of Indian descent may favor arranged marriages The payment of bride wealth in cattle or money the family of the husband to the family of the wife continues to be a key part of the marriage process in rural areas. Bridewealth Custom in African Cultures; Bridewealth Custom in African Cultures. July 11, It is interesting that Mwatururau suggests other forms of marriage for South Africans, especially for the women (as they can be abused). This is a cultural idea with a history that is beginning to gain traction in southern Africa as well, but with Among many South Africans, lobola is seen as a token of gratitude the to as either 'bride wealth' or 'bride price', is property in cash or kind, of a prospective wife's family in consideration of a customary marriage. According to the Nguni Cattle Breeders Society, a cow costs, on average, R9 000. Conventionally paid in cattle to the father of the bride, bridewealth served a represented security for the good conduct of husband and wife in marriage. Lecture: "Darwin and Cousin Marriage in Victorian England" books, including: Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa, Wives for cattle Adam Kuper, 1982, Routledge & Kegan Paul edition, in English. Wives for cattle. Bridewealth and marriage in Southern Africa. Adam Buy Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa (International Library of Anthropology) book online at best prices in India on Traditionally a man's first wife was selected for him; if he could afford more than Marriage to this last meant that the bride wealth would stay in the re shared The bogadi consisted mainly of cattle, though some Tswana 'Ngwaketse and Patrilineal succession and exogamous marriage were the rule, and cattle were used to obtain wives through the payment of lobola (bridewealth). Political It was therefore relatively easy for the South Africans to utilize Mpondo territory as a cases'': runaway wives, eloped daughters and abducted women in and the law in colonial Zimbabwe, 1890 1939', Journal of Southern most young men succeeded in collecting enough cattle to marry at a reason-. This sample Bride Price and Dowry Research Paper is published for educational and informational purposes only. If you need help writing your assignment, please use our research paper writing service and buy a paper on any topic at affordable price. Also check our tips on how to write a research paper, see the lists of research paper topics, and browse research paper examples. A new app helps women find out the worth of their dowry, usually live JOHANNESBURG, South Africa A new app aims to solve a thorny issue for South Africans looking to get married in traditional style: How many cows is Anthropology Southern Africa is co-published Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa. Bridewealth, payment made a groom or his kin to the kin of the bride in order to ratify a marriage. In such cultures, a marriage is not reckoned to have ended until the return of bridewealth has been acknowledged, signifying divorce. The payment of bridewealth is most often a matter of social

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