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Transformations of African Marriage

David Parkin editor David Nyamwaya editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:6th Aug '18

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Originally published in 1987, this book shows that there is still considerable continuity in the practices and ideas of marriage in Afican against a background of social and economic change. This book discusses the diverse marriage forms in Africa and explores the different systems some of which can be understood in terms of Levi-Strauss's distinciton between complex and semi-complex structures, while others throw up questions of filiation, child custoidanship and rights secured through bridewealth transactions.

ISBN: 9781138334809

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

366 pages