essay
Kinship and marriage among the Ashanti
african systems of kinship and marriage • London • Published In 1950 • Pages: 252-284
By: Fortes, Meyer.
Abstract
In this article Fortes discusses what he considers to be the crucial problem for Ashanti men: the conflict between the requirements of marriage and fatherhood on the one hand and a man's obligation to his matrilineal kin on the other. Manifestations of this conflict as they appear in specific kin-groupings (husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, uncle and nephew, etc.) are analyzed within the broader contexts of the sib, lineage and extended family. Marriage customs and divorce are also discussed.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Ashanti; Ghana
- Notes
- by Meyer Fortes
- LCSH
- Akan (African peoples)