Book

Essays on Lozi land and royal property

Rhodes-Livingstone Institute • Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia • Published In 1943 • Pages: 99

By: Gluckman, Max.

Abstract
These two essays set out to, first, challenge the concept of communal-owned property in view of evidence from Barotseland (now Zambia) and elsewhere in southern Bantu groups and, second, deal with specific prerogatives of the king regarding tribute and 'kingly goods.' The author outlines the pattern of distribution of Barotse property to all homesteads, the king's protection of subjects' right to a piece of land, and the forms of tribute and gifts from commoners to royalty. Gluckman is concerned especially with the theoretical question of primitive communism as it appears in the light of individual property rights.
Subjects
Real property
Chief executive
Executive household
culture
Lozi
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Adolph Hoehling ; Sigrid Khera
Field Date
1940, 1942
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Zambia
Notes
Max Gluckman
Bibliography: p. 97
LCSH
Lozi (African people)