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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Hambukushu Marriage Traditions: Past and Present |
Author: | Unzicker, Andrea Bontrager |
Year: | 1996 |
Periodical: | Botswana Notes and Records (ISSN 0525-5090) |
Volume: | 28 |
Pages: | 97-106 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Botswana Southern Africa |
Subjects: | Mbukushu marriage Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Women's Issues Cultural Roles Marital Relations and Nuptiality Anthropology, Folklore, Culture Mbukushu (African people) Tradition |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/40980136 |
Abstract: | The Hambukushu are a matrilineal society originating from Central Africa and now living in Namibia, Botswana, Angola and Zambia. Many of their marriage traditions are typical of those of matrilineal groups. Examples are a month-long puberty ceremony which is held for girls, a period of bride service which is required of the groom, and divorce which is common and may be initiated by either the man or the woman. Today, traditional practices are being dropped by young Hambukushu. The author documents the marriage traditions of the Hambukushu as related to her by the Hambukushu of Etsha (Botswana), where she has lived since 1993 as a community development volunteer. She describes the changes that have taken place in these traditions over the last sixty years (the living memory of Etsha's oldest inhabitants). Bibliogr., note, sum. |