essay
Family and lineage among the Suku of the Congo
family estate in africa • London • Published In 1964 • Pages: 83-116
By: Kopytoff, Igor.
Abstract
This document argues that the residential cycles of Suku families are shaped by the practical necessity of reconciling the two contradictory principles of Suku social organization: corporate autonomous matrilineages and clans, and residence rules that require each male child to reside with his father and paternal uncles. This led to a residence pattern in which the men of each matrilineage find themselves dispersed among several villages following marriage.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Central Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2014
- Field Date
- 1958-1959
- Coverage Date
- 1920-1960
- Coverage Place
- Kwango district, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Notes
- Igor Kopytoff
- LCCN
- 64055273
- LCSH
- Suku (African people)