Book

About the customs and laws of the Bogos

J. Wurster & comp.Winterthur • Published In 1859 • Pages:

By: Munzinger, Werner.

Abstract
This work, translated from the German, covers aspects of Bilen customary law governing marriage and family relations, labor contracts, property ownership and inheritance, and compensation for murder and injury. A brief political history of the Bilen since their arrival in the region is provided. The author’s central argument is that the objectives and severity of their legal code are attributable to the location of the Bilen within a frontier territory under only minimal control of the Ethiopian state and encircled by not yet incorporated nomadic herding communities.
Subjects
Traditional history
Property
Serfdom and peonage
Marriage
Form and rules of government
Legal norms
Offenses and sanctions
culture
Bilen
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Explorer
Linguist
Colonial Official
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2021
Field Date
1855-1858
Coverage Date
1830-1858
Coverage Place
central Eritrea
Notes
Von Werner Munzinger. Mit einer karte der nördlichen grenzländer Abyssiniens und einem vorwort von J. M. Ziegler.Translated from the German by Paul Anthony Moore for HRAF in 2019.
Translation of: Ueber die sitten und das recht der Bogos. Preface contains biographical sketch of the author. The original German text is available in the HRAF collection.
LCCN
09030670
LCSH
Bogos (African people)
Ethiopia--Social life and customs