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The noble custom of roora: the marriage practices of the Shona of Zimbabwe
Ethnology • 32 (1) • Published In 1993 • Pages: 35-54
By: Meekers, D. (Dominique).
Abstract
This document explores change and continuity in marriage practices. Among the most important changes is a decline in the power of lineages over marriage arrangements, together with a substantial reduction in the amount of control the husband previously exercised over his wife. This transformation was brought about mostly by the expansion of modern education and improved opportunities for employment, especially for women. The author warns that this change may have the unintended consequence of reducing fathers' responsibilities for their children, which had been instituted in the custom of [n]roora[/n] (payment of bridewealth).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi A. Adem; 2012
- Field Date
- 1986
- Coverage Date
- 1986-1993
- Coverage Place
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Notes
- Dominique Meekers
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Shona (African people)