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Monetization of bridewealth and the abandonment of 'kin roads' to marriage in Sana, Mali
American ethnologist • 15 (3) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 501-514
By: Grosz-Ngaté, Maria Luise.
Abstract
This article provides analysis of the marriage process among the Bambara of Mali. It argues that marriage and associated presentations constitute a social universe that not only reflects but also helps to reorder social reality.
- Subjects
- Cultural identity and pride
- Division of labor by gender
- Verbal arts
- Status, role, and prestige
- Gender status
- Classes
- Slavery
- Basis of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Lineages
- Territorial hierarchy
- Wrongs
- Burial practices and funerals
- Missions
- Status of adolescents
- Gender roles and issues
- culture
- Bambara
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
- Field Date
- 1981-1982, 1986-1987
- Coverage Date
- 1766-1988
- Coverage Place
- Mali
- Notes
- Maria Grosz-Ngaté
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-514)
- LCCN
- 74644326
- LCSH
- Bambara (African people)