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Kinship and marriage among the Lozi of Northern Rhodesia and the Zulu of Natal

african systems of kinship and marriage • London, England • Published In 1958 • Pages: 166-206

By: Gluckman, Max.

Abstract
In this work Gluckman discusses the relation of bride-price size, presence or lack of agnatic lineage groups, inheritance rules, general stability of marriage, and nuclear household among the Lozi and the Zulu. He concludes that there is some correlation between the lack of distinct lineage grouping and marriage instability, as seen among the Lozi; conversely, that there is a correlation between rigid agnatic lineage rules and marriage stability among the Zulu. There are extensive passages of comparison with other central African and southern Bantu societies.
Subjects
Marriage
Family
Kinship
Kin groups
culture
Lozi
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Adolph Hoehling ; Sigrid Khera
Field Date
1940-1942, 1947 (Lozi); 1936-1938 (Zulu)
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Zambia
Notes
Max Gluckman
Includes bibliographical footnotes
LCSH
Lozi (African people)/Zulu