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The inheritance of private property among the Nama of southern Africa reconsidered
Africa • 53 (2) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 58-70
By: Carstens, Peter.
Abstract
This article reconsiders existing anthropological accounts on inheritance of private property among the Name of Southern Africa. It introduces new materials on the status of women (vis-a-vis husbands and brothers) to argue that Nama patterns of inheritance show a good deal of variations as they were rooted in the sociological dynamics of individual families, as opposed to fixed rules.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field Date
- 1950-1960
- Coverage Date
- 1910-1960
- Coverage Place
- South Africa
- Notes
- Peter Carstens
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 69)
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Khoisan (African people)