Book
The Ovimbundu under two sovereignities: a study of social control and social change among a people of Angola
Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press • London • Published In 1962 • Pages:
By: Edwards, Adrian Campion.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Mr. Edward's aim in this monograph was to study the mechanisms of social continuity that function in a rapidly changing African society. The first part of the book is devoted to reconstruction of the Mbundu social structure as it existed aboriginally especially at the height of the rubber trade, i.e., 1874-1911. The second part focuses on various aspects of the present social structure, namely, the roles and functions of traditional and government-appointed chiefs, the network and significance of kinship and marriage ties and the economic activities of the natives, all in a setting of Portuguese colonial rule and intensive missionary activity. The third part offers a detailed discussion of social control in terms of examining a number of disputes within the community and the means of their settlement. The author concludes that the disintegration of the old political and legal institutions and the attitude of dependence and passivity towards Europeans (both government and missions) cohere with a stability which is provided by a pattern of kin and affinal ties and the continuity of social relations on the community level.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History and culture change
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Family
- Kin relationships
- Lineages
- Community heads
- Informal in-group justice
- Territorial hierarchy
- Districts
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ovimbundu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Amal Vinogradov ; 1965-1966
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1955-1956
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1940
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ngendo, Cuanza Sul, Angola
- NotesAdditional notes
- Adrian C. Edwards
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-166)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 62005170
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mbundu (African people)