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: | 9780367000769 |
| Publication date: | 24th August 2020 |
| Author: | David Parkin |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 366 pages |
| Series: | African Seminars: Scholarship from the International African Institute |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies Sociology: family and relationships |